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A Comparative Study of Test Anxiety Between Students of Biological Sciences and Humanities at University College of Rub-bi Rashid

Document Type : Research Article

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Assistant Professor of ELT, Department of English, University College of Rub-bi Rashid, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to see if there was any significant difference between undergraduate students of biological sciences and humanities in their test anxiety scores at University College of Rub-bi Rashid, Tabriz, Iran. This analytical-descriptive study was conducted on a sample of 188 students composed of 94 students of humanities and 94 students of biological sciences. The cases were selected by simple random sampling and Sarason Anxiety Questionnaire was used for gathering data and finally the collected data was analyzed via SPSS 24. The mean of anxiety level among students of humanities was 1.84 and 2.05 before and after the test respectively, and the measured mean for students of biological sciences was 1.89 before the test and 2.15 after the test. This result showed a significant difference between these two types of students (P < 0.05) in both phases, but there were no significant differences between experimental and test groups’ sex and anxiety level (P > 0.05). Moreover, the results of chi-square tests showed no significant difference between the two types of students after the test (P > 0.05). In these two studied groups, the test anxiety was increased after the test in comparison with that before it. Also, it was concluded that biological students’ test anxiety was as large as humanity students’ test anxiety in the second phase. Similarly, no significant difference was observed between boys and girls after the test. Finally, the authors suggest some handy tips that can help to relieve the pressure on the tests.

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Article Title [Persian]

مقایسه میزان اضطراب امتحان در بین دانشجویان علوم زیستی و دانشجویان علوم انسانی در موسسه آموزش عالی ربع رشید

Author [Persian]

  • دکتر حمیدرضا مهبودی

استادیار گروه زبان انگلیسی، موسسه آموزش عالی غیرانتفاعی ربع رشیدی

Abstract [Persian]

این مطالعه با هدف بررسی وجود تفاوت معنی دار بین دانشجویان مقطع کارشناسی رشته های علوم زیستی و انسانی موسسه آموزش عالی ربع رشید واقع در تبریز انجام گردیده است. طرح این مطالعه تحلیلی-توصیفی می باشد. در راستای اجرای این پژوهش، تعداد ۱۸۸ دانشجو (از هر گروه علوم زیستی و انسانی، ۹۴ نفر) شرکت کردند. شرکت کنندگان از طریق روش نمونه گیری تصادفی ساده انتخاب شدند و پرسشنامه اضطراب ساراسون به منظور جمع آوری داده ها مورد استفاده قرار گرفت. داده های جمع آوری شده توسط نرم افزار SPSS 25 مورد تجزیه و تحلیل نهایی قرار گرفت. میانگین میزان استرس بین دانشجویان علوم انسانی در پیش و پس آزمون به ترتیب ۱.۸۴ و ۲.۰۵ بود و میانگین اندازه گیری شده برای دانشجویان علوم زیستی در پیش آزمون 1.89 و پس آزمون 2.15 به دست آمد. نتایج نشان داد که بین دانشجویان علوم زیستی و انسانی در هر دو مرحله تفاوت معنی داری وجود دارد، اما بین گروه تجربی و آزمایشی از لحاظ جنسیت و میزان اضطراب (p < 0.05) تفاوت معنی داری وجود ندارد. علاوه بر این، نتایج آزمون‌ خی دو هیچگونه تفاوتی را بین این دو گروه از دانشجویان در پس آزمون ( p > 0.05  ) نشان نداد. در گروه های مورد مطالعه، آزمون اضطراب پس آزمون در مقایسه با پیش آزمون افزایش یافته بود. همچنین بر اساس نتایج اخذ شده، آزمون اضطراب دانشجویان علوم زیستی در مرحله دوم به میزان دانشجویان انسانی بود. به طور مشابه، هیچگونه تفاوت معنی‌داری بین دانشجویان دختر و پسر در پس آزمون مشاهده نشد.  در پایان، پند هایی برای غلبه بر اضطراب امتحان ارایه میشود.  این تحقیق پیامد های آموزشی مفیدی برای دانشگاهیان و طراحان آزمون دارد.   

Keywords [Persian]

  • آزمون
  • آزمون اضطراب
  • دانشجویان علوم انسانی
  • دانشجویان علوم زیستی
  • دانشجویان مقطع کارشناسی
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Journal of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature: Dynamics and Advances
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14
September 2019
Pages 155-165
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  • Receive Date: 10 October 2019
  • Revise Date: 15 October 2019
  • Accept Date: 05 November 2019
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