assisting the test anxious student. test anxiety also causes: lowered performance underachievement...
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Assisting the Test Anxious Student
• Test Anxiety Also Causes:
•Lowered Performance•Underachievement•Withdrawal from class and school•Need for professional help•Health problems
3 Factors:
• Causes of Test Anxiety:
•Academic Skill Deficits•Social Learning Factors•Cognitive-Attentional Factors
Academic Skills Deficits:•Poor Test Taking Skills•Poor Studying Habits•Lack of Effective Study Skills
Social Learning •Self-Confidence•Self Efficacy•Internal Locus of Control
Cognitive Attentional Factors•Worrying thoughts•Anxious states of mind•Irrelevant thoughts
Worry Thoughts
• Self-Critical Thoughts•Thoughts about Potential Negative Consequences•Excessive Thinking about Alternative Answers•Thoughts about Performance
Anxious States:
Irrelevant Thoughts
“I wonder what I’m going to cook for supper tonight”
I hope my mom is feeling better today—I should’ve have gone to
visit yesterday”
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