The Occurrence of Test Anxiety in Student Nurses in Selected Nursing Schools in Ghana

Atindanbila, Samuel

doi:10.11648/j.ajap.20140301.14

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“…The few studies conducted in the country on test anxiety are descriptive in nature (e.g. Atindanbila, Abasimi, Nyarko, & Adika, 2014;Bruce, 2015;Ntim, 2016). It is against this background that the researchers decided to examine the combined effects of cognitive restructuring therapy and study skills counselling on test anxiety among senior high school students in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality in Ghana.…”

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Efficacy of combined therapy of cognitive restructuring and study skills counselling on test anxiety among senior high school students in Ghana

Manso¹,

Awabil

Ntim³

2017

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Test anxiety is a serious problem for many students. It is a major obstacle to academic performance. In view of this, it is necessary to help students manage test anxiety through psychological interventions. This study investigated the combined effects of cognitive restructuring therapy and study skills counselling on test anxiety among senior high school students in Ghana. The population for this study was all second year senior high School students in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality. Quasi-experimental, pre-test, post-test control group design guided the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 40 respondents to participate in the study. Two research hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data were analysed using independent samples t-test. The study revealed that cognitive restructuring and study skills counselling had significant effect on the test anxiety of participants in the experimental group at post-test when compared with the control. Again, the results showed that there was no significant influence of gender on the test anxiety scores of the participants in the experimental group at post-test. Based on the findings, it was recommended that counsellors should make use of cognitive restructuring and study skills counselling in order to reduce or manage test anxiety among senior high school students.

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Efficacy of combined therapy of cognitive restructuring and study skills counselling on test anxiety among senior high school students in Ghana

Manso¹,

Awabil

Ntim³

2017

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Analysis of licensure examination anxiety and its influencing factors among undergraduate nursing students

Abeasi

Agyei

2021

Journal of Integrative Nursing

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Background: Examination anxiety is a concern for educational policymakers because of the impact it can have on the overall outcome of the performance of the candidates who partake in such examinations. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the examination anxiety level of students of Nursing and Midwifery College, Agogo, and Presbyterian University College and to evaluate the factors affecting them. Materials and Methods: A total of 160 undergraduate nursing students comprising 80 degree and 80 diploma students were conveniently sampled for the study. The study was conducted in September 2019 using a descriptive cross-sectional design. The Westside Test Anxiety Scale was used to measure examination anxiety among the participants. A researcher-designed questionnaire in which participants responded to a three-point Likert scale was used to assess factors influencing examination anxiety. Results: The findings of the study showed that test anxiety was higher among the diploma candidates (M = 3.60) than the degree candidates (M = 2.95) and the difference was statistically significant (P = 0.024). Demographic characteristics such as age (P = 0.009), sex (P = 0.003), study hours per day (P = 0.001) were found to be significantly associated with test anxiety. The factors found to influence examination anxiety among students were volume of materials to study (P = 0.044), level of preparation (P = 0.005) perceived difficulty of the questions (P = 0.033) and myth about examinations (P = 0.000). The perceived importance of the examination (P = 0.057) and schedule of the exams (P = 0.68) did not influence examination anxiety. Conclusion: Candidates for the licensure examination organized by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana should be assessed for test anxiety and offered the necessary psychological support where necessary.

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Hypothesizing Cognitive Test Anxiety and Academic Performance by Gender and Grade Levels of Colleges of Education Students in Ghana

R.A.,

D.A.

2023

Journal of Advanced Research and Multidisciplinary Studies

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Psychologicalfactors such astest and examination anxiety and stress are important indicators of students’ learning outcomes and academic performance. This surveylooked at cognitive test anxiety and examination scores of college of education students by gender and grade level differences. A total of 236 teacher trainees were selected via stratified and random sampling techniques for the survey. The cognitive test anxiety scale [CTAS] (α=0.91) by Cassady and Johnson (2002) was used to conduct the survey.Frequency count, percentage and independent samples t-test were computedwith the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. The study revealed high levels of examination anxiety among female students (p=0.004), but the cognitive test anxiety between level 100 and level 200 studentswas statistically insignificant (p ≥ .05). It is recommended that teachers, parents and educational administrators should support and boost the self-esteem of college of education students through cognitive, affective, motivational and behavioural strategies.

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The Occurrence of Test Anxiety in Student Nurses in Selected Nursing Schools in Ghana

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References 7 publications

Efficacy of combined therapy of cognitive restructuring and study skills counselling on test anxiety among senior high school students in Ghana

Efficacy of combined therapy of cognitive restructuring and study skills counselling on test anxiety among senior high school students in Ghana

Analysis of licensure examination anxiety and its influencing factors among undergraduate nursing students

Hypothesizing Cognitive Test Anxiety and Academic Performance by Gender and Grade Levels of Colleges of Education Students in Ghana

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