Development of an information processing model provided concepts for analyzing test anxiety. Results implied that worry reported by high test-anxious students is due to inadequate knowledge of subject matter rather than a personality characteristic. Programs emphasizing learning strategies and coping techniques are urged. (CE)

Compared predictive validity of anxiety measures. Undergraduates were pretested with general and specific trait anxiety measures and later exposed to situations involving a rat, a test, and social anxiety. Results indicated the predictive validity of specific measures was greater than that of general measures in 7 of 32 comparisons. (Author/BEF)

Examined the dimensionality of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale. Factors were identified and labeled as Mathematics Text Anxiety and Numerical Anxiety. Factor-derived scales were developed and correlated with five specific anxiety scales and an arithmetic test. (Author)

Examines relationships between family environment, discrepancies between the "actual" and the "desirable" environment, and children's test and trait anxiety. Main findings reveal that children's levels of anxiety were negatively correlated with dimensions of family environment and positively correlated with discrepancy between…

Describes a study conducted in Taipei (Taiwan) that investigated the attitudinal effects of SPRT (Sequential Probability Ratio Test) adaptive testing environment on junior high school students. Discusses test anxiety; student preferences; test adaptability; acceptance of test results; number of items answered; and computer experience. (Author/LRW)

Undergraduate students (N=215) were surveyed in a study that explored the relationships between trait test anxiety (fear of failure) and state test anxiety (emotionality and worry). The study also examined the relative strengths of trait and state measures of test anxiety as predictors of college academic performance. (IAH)

Examines the effect of metadiscourse characteristics (attitudinal, voice, and informational) and level of test anxiety on students' learning from social studies textbooks. Finds high anxious students perform best with first person voice and no attitudinal metadiscourse while low anxious students showed the opposite effect. (RS)

Investigated physical complaints and their relationship to school-related stress in two adolescent samples. Overall, the two groups complained of more physical symptoms than did adult sample. Positive correlation between body symptoms and test-trait anxiety was highly significant. Gender differences in reporting symptoms were apparent only in…

The literature on the use of hypnosis in an educational setting is briefly reviewed, and a hypnotic approach involving the use of the clenched fist as a conditioned trigger to improve examination performance is described. A study of 60 high school students indicates that the approach can improve test outcomes. (TJH)

This article provides suggestions for treating test anxiety by training students in stress management strategies. Detailed instructions for teaching deep muscle relaxation are provided, followed by an introduction to Wolpe's (1958) technique of systematic desensitization, which features identification of a hierarchy of anxiety-producing situations…

One hundred eighteen college students studied a passage as a knowledge map or as traditional text. Half studied already color-coded material, and half color coded the material themselves. Results support effectiveness of knowledge maps and indicate the role of test anxiety in mediating outcomes associated with demanding tasks such as color coding.…

Performances of 13 graduate students who completed a statistics examination under time limits were compared with those of 13 under no time limits. Both low- and high-achieving students performed better under the untimed condition, but the benefit of the untimed test was greater for high-anxiety students. (SLD)

Assessed multitrait-multimethod validity of 2 anxiety traits (worry and emotionality) as measured by test and mathematics anxiety instruments among 175 junior and senior high school students. Findings revealed that the four subscales apparently measured a single construct. Also, all four subscales were pervasively influenced by quantitative…

Most students suffer some test anxiety. A two-pronged approach to holding students' test anxiety at bay suggests that teachers keep testing low-key to minimize fear and that students learn a systematic study method so they will be prepared. Some children may need professional help to conquer their fears. (SM)

A study with 118 high school students tested the hypothesis that anxiety concerning examinations covering different subjects (the Scholastic Assessment Test) is an additive function of dispositional text anxiety and the anticipated results of individual tests. Results indicate that the anxiety associated with different exams is an incremental…