The Effect of School Level and Gender on Test Anxiety

The Effect of School Level and Gender on Test Anxiety

Bu çalışmanın amacı okul düzeyi ve cinsiyetin öğrencilerin toplam sınav kaygısı ile kuruntu ve duyuşsallık alt test puanlan üzerine etkisini araştırmaktır. Çalışmanın örneklemini değişik okul düzeylerinden toplam 550 öğrenci (203 ilkokul, 175 ortaokul ve 172 lise) oluşturmuştur. Deneklerin toplam sınav kaygısı, kuruntu ve duyuşsallık alt testlerinden aldıkları puanlara üç ayn, 3 (okul düzeyi) X 2 (cinsiyet) ANOVA uygulanmıştır. Bulgular, toplam sınav kaygısı ve duyuşsallık alt test puanlan üzerinde anlamlı düzeyde okul düzeyi ve cinsiyet temel etkisi ile okul düzeyi ve cinsiyet ortak etkisi olduğunu göstermiştir. Anlamlı düzeyde okul düzeyi temel etkisi ile cinsiyet ve okul düzeyi ortak etkisi aynca kuruntu alt test puanlan içinde bulunmuştur.

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