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| Article Name : | | | TEST ANXIETY AND ITS VITAL ROLE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | | Author Name : | | | N. O. Nellaiyappen , R. Gavoussalya | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-329 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, and keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder. The term anxiety is usually defined as a diffuse, vague, very unpleasant feeling of fear or apprehension Sarason & Sarason, 2007.The study was an effort to measure and its vital role in Academic Achievement of High School Students in high school level students'views about fear of examination. The paper identifies problems and causes of examination test anxiety (fear of examination) among high school level students The findings of the study reported that fear of examination affects the academic performance of the students in the examination and they could not perform according to their knowledge due to fear of examination as they forget the answers of some questions during examination due to nervousness and fear of examination. | | Keywords : | | - academic achievement
- test anxiety
- environment
- common phenomenon
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