Test anxiety: types, causes and effects on the psychology and academic achievement of secondary education students

Nashaat Abdelaziz, Abdelqader Baioumy and Maen Hani Mofleh, Al Amryeen (2020) Test anxiety: types, causes and effects on the psychology and academic achievement of secondary education students. Malaysian Journal For Islamic Studies, 4 (1). pp. 77-88. ISSN 2550-2042

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Abstract

Secondary education students often tend to suffer from test anxiety which has a great impact, whether on their psychology or academic achievement. This study aims at investigating the types, causes and effects of test anxiety on the psychology and academic achievement of secondary education students, as well as focusing on the way to face it by presenting certain mechanisms that are designed for this purpose. The researcher used the interpretive descriptive approach due to the fact that this approach is designed for studying, discussing and analysing cases, as well as for setting a number of results based on an analysis. The study came up with a set of results, the most important of which is that experiencing anxiety is something normal for a student, but what is not normal is when anxiety exceeds the normal levels and becomes a barrier that prevent the student from achieving success and progress. Also, the study concluded that relieving the effects of anxiety can be achieved depending on the students themselves, their families and relatives as well as their societies and schools with all their components. Moreover, the study recommended that all these social components work together to help students get rid of anxiety and its negative effects on their psychology and academic achievement.

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