TEst anxiety
What is test anxiety?
Students experiencing test anxiety encounter extreme levels of stress, nervousness, and apprehension during testing that drastically hinders their ability to perform well and negatively affects their social-emotional and behavioral development and feelings about themselves and school.
Anxiety Reduction Strategies
- Arrive on time
- Relaxation techniques such as meditating, praying, taking deep breaths, engaging in positive self-talk, and focusing on past successes
Factors Associated with Test Anxiety:
• Anxiety, attention, or obsessive compulsive disorders
• Perfectionist tendencies and unrealistic expectations
• Negative self-esteem, self-statements, and criticism
• Poor motivation, lack of confidence, and procrastination
• Inadequate study and test-taking skills
• Poor prior testing performance
• Pressure from peers, family, and teachers
• Invalid, flawed, and timed tests
• Ineffective teaching
(Salend, 2012).
Social anxiety in the classroom
Signs of Social Anxiety Disorder in the Classroom
Sitting in the back of the classroom in order to “blend in"
Avoiding or even skipping lunch
Not asking questions in class due to a fear of being thought of as uneducated
Staying away from extracurricular school activities where performance can be criticized
Little to no classroom participation
Fear of voicing opinions in a group setting
(Going to School With Social Anxiety Disorder, 2002-2008).
Sitting in the back of the classroom in order to “blend in"
Avoiding or even skipping lunch
Not asking questions in class due to a fear of being thought of as uneducated
Staying away from extracurricular school activities where performance can be criticized
Little to no classroom participation
Fear of voicing opinions in a group setting
(Going to School With Social Anxiety Disorder, 2002-2008).