Test Anxiety Scale: Reliability among Ethiopian Students

Raju, P. Mohan; Mesfin, Misganaw; Alia, Esa

doi:10.2466/03.11.17.pr0.107.6.939-948

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“…Raju et al calculated the reliability of STAS to be 0.84 using Cronbach's alpha [37]. e validity and reliability of this scale in Iran have been confirmed at an acceptable level [37,38]. In the present study, Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the STAS was 0.78.…”

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Investigating the Relationship of Test Anxiety and Time Management with Academic Procrastination in Students of Health Professions

Roshanisefat

Azizi

Khatony

2021

Education Research International

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Academic procrastination is a harmful phenomenon among students and has many negative consequences. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of test anxiety and time management with academic procrastination in students of health professions. The population of this correlational study consisted of 281 Iranian students of health professions. The Tuckman Procrastination Scale, Time Management Scale, and Sarason’s Test Anxiety Scale were used to measure the variables. Pearson’s correlation and multivariate regression tests were also performed. The mean score of students’ academic procrastination was higher than the average level. A significantly negative correlation was found between time management and academic procrastination (r = −0.487, P ≤ 0.01). Additionally, there was a significantly positive correlation between test anxiety and academic procrastination (r = 0.443, P ≤ 0.01). The linear regression model indicated that independent predictors including time management and test anxiety accounted for 32.6% of the variation in academic procrastination (R2 = 32.6%). The findings of this study indicated that test anxiety and time management were associated with academic procrastination. Therefore, purposeful educational and psychological interventions are required to reduce academic procrastination in students.

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“…Sarason's Test Anxiety Scale (STAS) was developed by Sarason [36] and consists of 37 items. Raju et al calculated the reliability of STAS to be 0.84 using Cronbach's alpha [37]. e validity and reliability of this scale in Iran have been confirmed at an acceptable level [37,38].…”

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Investigating the Relationship of Test Anxiety and Time Management with Academic Procrastination in Students of Health Professions

Roshanisefat

Azizi

Khatony

2021

Education Research International

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“…A TAS para o contexto da Etiópia adaptada por Raju et al (2010), avalia a ansiedade de prova por meio de quatro dimensões: preocupação, tensão, pensamento irrelevante para o teste e sintomas corporais. Por outro lado, a TAS-E avalia em quatro dimensões: hiperexcitação fisiológica, preocupação social, comportamentos irrelevantes e preocupação.…”

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Escalas de ansiedade em situações de prova em estudantes: uma revisão sistemática

Falcão,

Sampaio,

Freire

et al. 2024

DEDiCA

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Níveis elevados de ansiedade podem estar presentes em diversos momentos da vida, inclusive em ambientes educacionais durante a realização de avaliações ou na época de exames, dessa maneira qualificando-a como ansiedade de prova. Com base nisso, este estudo teve como objetivo realizar uma revisão de escopo dos instrumentos para avaliar a ansiedade de prova disponíveis na literatura. Para isso realizou-se uma busca nas bases SciELO, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, PsycNET e Embase. Como resultado, foram incluídos sete artigos, contemplando nove instrumentos. A maioria dos artigos se referiam a adaptações transculturais para diferentes contextos e populações, com evidências de validade e confiabilidade satisfatórias. Em suma, esse estudo revela a necessidade de desenvolver estudos e adaptações de ferramentas, em particular, para o contexto brasileiro.

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“…The inventory has demonstrated good internal consistency, as confirmed by Raju et al (2010) with an alpha coefficient of 0.84 [ 32 ]. The Persian version of the inventory has also been psychometrically evaluated in Iran, and its internal consistency has been confirmed with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.74 [ 33 , 34 ]. The Sarason Anxiety Inventory consists of 37 yes-no questions, with each correct answer assigned a score of one and each incorrect answer given a score of zero.…”

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Effects of auricular acupressure on test anxiety in medical students: a randomized parallel-group trial

Mosavi,

Khazaie,

Janatolmakan

et al. 2023

BMC Med Educ

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Background Test anxiety is a prevalent issue among students, including those in the medical field. The present study aims to examine the impact of auricular acupressure on reducing test anxiety specifically among medical students. Methods In this single-blind randomized parallel-group trial, a total of 114 medical students from Kermanshah, Iran, were allocated into two groups: intervention and control. Each group consisted of 57 students. The data collection instruments included a demographic information form and the Sarason Anxiety Inventory. In the intervention group, bilateral auricular acupressure was administered on the Shen Men point for a duration of 10 min. On the other hand, the control group received bilateral auricular acupressure on the Sham point, located in the earlobe, as a placebo, also for 10 min. Results The mean test anxiety scores in the Shen Men acupressure group exhibited a significant reduction from 18.4 ± 5.3 before the intervention to 13.3 ± 4.8 after the intervention (P = 0.001). Conversely, in the Sham acupressure group, the mean test anxiety scores showed no significant change, with values of 16.36 ± 6.4 before the intervention and 16.4 ± 6.1 after the intervention (P = 0.963). Prior to the intervention, the majority of participants in both the intervention group (87.7%) and control group (86.0%) exhibited moderate to severe levels of test anxiety. Following acupressure, a significant improvement was observed in the intervention group, with 52.6% of participants experiencing a reduction to mild anxiety levels (P = 0.001); however, no notable change in anxiety levels was observed in the control group. Furthermore, a statistically significant difference in anxiety intensity after the intervention was found between the two groups (P = 0.001). Conclusion Shen Men auricular acupressure demonstrates efficacy in reducing test anxiety among medical students. However, to validate its effectiveness, further research using objective measures is warranted.

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Test Anxiety Scale: Reliability among Ethiopian Students

Cited by 7 publications

References 25 publications

Investigating the Relationship of Test Anxiety and Time Management with Academic Procrastination in Students of Health Professions

Investigating the Relationship of Test Anxiety and Time Management with Academic Procrastination in Students of Health Professions

Escalas de ansiedade em situações de prova em estudantes: uma revisão sistemática

Effects of auricular acupressure on test anxiety in medical students: a randomized parallel-group trial

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