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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #1227 Test anxiety
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Test  anxiety  is  a    of  physiological  over-arousal,  tension  and  somatic  symptoms,  along  with  worry,  dread,  fear  of  failure,  and  catastrophizing,  that  occur  before  or  during  test  situations.  It  is  a  physiological  condition  in  which  people  experience  extreme  stress,  anxiety,
and  discomfort  during  and/or  before  taking  a  test.  This  anxiety    significant  barriers  to  learning  and  performance.  Research  suggests  that  high  levels  of  emotional  distress  have  a  direct  correlation  to  reduced  academic  performance  and  higher  overall  student  drop-out  rates.  Test  anxiety  can  have  broader  consequences,  negatively  affecting  a  student's  social,  emotional  and  behavioural  development,  as  well  as  their  feelings  about  themselves  and  school.
Highly  test-anxious  students  score  about  12  percentile  points  below  their  low  anxiety  peers.  Test  anxiety  is      amongst  the  student  populations  of  the  world.  It  has  been  studied  formally  since  the  early  1950s  beginning  with  researchers  George  Mandler  and  Seymour  Sarason.  Test  anxiety  can  also  be  labeled  as    anxiety,  situational  anxiety  or  evaluation  anxiety.  Some  anxiety  is  normal  and  often  helpful  to  stay  mentally  and  physically  alert.
When  one  experiences  too  much  anxiety,  however,  it  can  result  in  emotional  or  physical  distress,  difficulty  concentrating,  and  emotional  worry.  Inferior  performance  arises  not  because  of  intellectual  problems  or  poor  academic  preparation,  but  because  testing  situations  create  a  sense  of  threat  for  those  experiencing  test  anxiety;  anxiety  resulting  from  the  sense  of  threat  then  disrupts  attention  and  memory  function.  Researchers  suggest  that  between  25  and  40  percent  of  students  experience  test  anxiety.  Students  with  disabilities  and  students  in  gifted  educations  classes  tend  to  experience  high  rates  of  test  anxiety.  Students  who  experience  test  anxiety  tend  to  be  easily  distracted  during  a  test,  experience  difficulty  with    relatively  simple  instructions,  and  have  trouble  organizing  or  recalling  relevant  information.

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