Strategies for Overcoming Test Anxiety

Anxiety can be defined as a state of anxiety and tension caused by fear of unknown or expectation for certain threatening events or conditions. It can also be regarded as a general emotional or psychological state caused by unrecognized causes and stimuli. In other words, worrying is worrying about what happens and what will happen. This restlessness or anxiety can cause various psychological and physical disorders such as anorexia, insomnia, headache, palpitations, sweating, and tremor.

Test anxiety Students may feel insecure about testing and may feel uneasy before testing the situation. Some degree of test anxiety is normal, students can prepare more effectively, work more efficiently, and continue to concentrate during the test. However, too much anxiety may adversely affect performance. The following strategies help students, parents and teachers alleviate test anxiety. Student's strategy to alleviate test anxiety • Share anxiety with parents and teachers. • Treat the test as an opportunity to show you what you know. • Display the tasks and materials related to the test topic. • Relax and concentrate on the test by taking a deep breath. • Testing is just one way to measure academic performance.

Parent's strategy to reduce test anxiety • Talk frankly and actively about testing. • Encourage you to do your best while realistically expecting your child's performance. • Focusing on testing is only an indicator of academic performance. • Emphasizing the score of the test does not determine the value of that person. Before the exam management • Please let the students know the exam date in advance. • Describe the purpose of the test. • Create a clean test environment. • Use various test formats during the academic year. • You are familiar with the materials and procedures used in the test. • Determine which students need to take the exam or are eligible to take the exam. • For instruction and information, please carefully read the test management manual. • Always read and follow the coding procedure when precoding the student-specific data in the response document. • Encourage all students to attend the exam schedule