ERIC Number: ED415942
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998-Mar
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Test Anxiety and Study Behavior of Community College Students in Relation to Ethnicity, Gender, and Age.
Rasor, Lori T.; Rasor, Richard A.
A study was conducted on community college students in order to determine the correlational values among the variables of test anxiety and study behavior, and the student characteristics of age, gender, and ethnicity. Students enrolled in introductory psychology and English classes at American River College and Sacramento City College in California participated in the study by completing the Study Behavior Inventory (SBI) and Sarason's Test Anxiety Scale (TAS). The SBI measures undergraduates' study behaviors and academic self-perception, and the TAS measures the amount of test anxiety among students. Students' demographic information including ethnicity, gender, age, academic background, and language background was also determined. Principle findings of the study include (1) non-white students may need more instruction about study habits and help with combating test anxiety than whites; (2) younger students, especially males, may need additional instruction about study habits; (3) female students are in greater need for help than males with overcoming test anxiety; and (4) the best predictor of higher levels of test anxiety is lower study skills. Provides several tables of data. (Contains 18 references.) (YKH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Black Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Studies, High Risk Students, Measurement Techniques, Personality Assessment, School Demography, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Study Habits, Study Skills, Tables (Data), Test Anxiety, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, White Students
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Sarason Test Anxiety Scale
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