Test Anxiety Essay

Do you experience test anxiety (or do you know someone who does)? How does the anxiety manifest itself (physically, behaviorally, effectively)?

One time or another we all have had some sort of test anxiety especially when the stakes or high. In high school, I had a series that I had to pass to graduate high school. We were first given the chance to pass these tests were in 10th grade if we didn’t pass we would have to retake it every year until we do causing stress and anxiety of not being certain if we will get our diploma. I passed all my parts of the tests in 10th grade however, it was extremely stressful and caused a lot of anxiety since the school stressed the consequences of not passing almost every day.

Per Salend the symptoms of anxiety can be physical “(Excessive

However, when anxiety stops you from preforming to the best of your ability and manifest itself in physically and behaviorally that is when there’s a problem.

4. In your experience, what types of students are more likely to experience test anxiety than other students?

In my experience student that are not secure in their abilities are more likely to have test anxiety.

5. The author suggests that test question format should align to instructional practices. For example, an essay question should “address material taught via role playing, simulations, cooperative learning, and problem-solving strategies. Objective test items should relate to fact-based learning.” How does your experience in creating tests and taking tests align with that suggestion?

I agree with the authors suggestion since in my experience students respond and perform better when tests are formatted in a familiar way using familiar strategies.

6. To what extent would the educational community with which you work consider having students collaborate on test answers