Level and effects of test anxiety as perceived by the teacher education students Michelle Ann H. Sto. Domingo... [et al.].

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Guidance and Counseling) -- University of Rizal System-Morong.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The study is entitled "Level and Effect of Test Anxiety as Perceived by the Teacher Education Students". The researchers conducted it with a purpose of determining the level and effects of test anxiety on the teacher education students. There were ninety (90) participants coming from the different programs of the College of Education. The study analyzed the significant difference of level and effects of test anxiety through weighted mean. This study made us of descriptive evaluative method of research. It involved the survey technique using the modified questionnaire checklist. The questionnaire was content-validated by experts in the field of guidance and counseling. The finding show that there is a significant difference between the level and effects of test anxiety as perceived by the teacher education students with respect to physiological, cognitive, emotional, and sociological. After interpreting the data gathered and giving the summary of the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: Teacher education students are moderately anxious when taking examination, and they are also seldom affected by anxiety, and the level of anxiety affects the behavior of the teacher education students during examination. Based on the summary of findings and conclusion of the study, the following recommendations are offered such as the school shall provide some activities on how students learn to face their anxiety during examination, conduct seminars on how to address and manage test anxiety and parallel studies may be conducted consisting other variables which were not utilized in the study.