Test Anxiety in College Students: A Review of the Recent Research and an Endorsement of a Multimodal Approach.

O'Brien, Thomas V.

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ERIC Number: EJ430294

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Test Anxiety in College Students: A Review of the Recent Research and an Endorsement of a Multimodal Approach.

O'Brien, Thomas V.

Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, v15 n3 p271-83 Jul-Sep 1991

Reviews major research conducted between 1984 and 1989 on test anxiety among college, concluding that test anxiety may result from long-term memory problems. Explores techniques for reducing test anxiety, assessing the relative validity of each. Proposes a holistic approach to reducing test anxiety that addresses cognitive and emotional components. (DMM)

Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Holistic Approach, Learning Strategies, Long Term Memory, Program Effectiveness, Relaxation Training, Test Anxiety, Test Wiseness, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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