Volume : 2, Issue : 12, December - 2013

A Study on the Examination Anxiety on 10th Class Students in Kurnool Dist., (AP)

Mr. Y. Varaprasada Reddy, Dr. P. Harinath

Abstract :

Among several students who write the Examinations every year, it is observed that considerable number of students find it difficult to write the examinations even though their elaborate preparation, clearly justify their appearance in the examination. Though these students are ight and intelligent, they experience a feeling of uneasiness to face examinations. It is also observed that students attending clinics always seemed to increase during and immediately following high school examination periods. At such times, anxiety concerning academic background factor, students who came to clinics during examination periods complain that anxiety reduced effectiveness in studying and actively interfered with through processes during examinations. Many students report that although they knew answers to best questions, they were often unable to produce them because they “blocked” the test situation. learning problems observed in the clinics are intensified by emotional turbulence resulting from the demanding pressures of the academic environment.