Test Anxiety

In Taiwan, no matter students or adult face many kind of test. Such as college boards, examination of language, or interview of candidate. In this kind of situation, some people may have test anxiety, especially students.
In Taiwan, the school education always focuses on credentialism. The purpose of school is to enter the higher and best school. In this situation, students become the test machine. Students only study for test and test for high grade, then get good job and higher status.
In the process of school life, students spend much time to prepare the uncounted tests. But it leads to some students have serious test anxiety. What is test anxiety? Most of students may not notice this problem but they have it.
Test anxiety is a psychological condition in which a person experiences distress before, during, or after an exam that this anxiety causes poor performance.
The kind of distress may be sleepless, excessive feelings of fear, uncontrollable, feelings of helpless and even physiological condition. And the most important reason may be no confidence.
If students have these feelings or conditions before, during or after test, they may have test anxiety. But what cause test anxiety? In Taiwan, our education course and parents’ request even social value cause these problems.
How to deal with test anxiety is very important for these students. The first one is that they have to know that what is test anxiety, then face the situation by themselves.
The following tips are for reducing test anxiety.
1. Prepare the test more before.
2. Not be late for the test.
3. Calm down yourself before test.
4. Read through the test once very quickly.
5. Start from the easiest question.
6. Breathe deeply if you feel nervous or uncomfortable.
7. Check your teat one more time after finishing it.
These can help you reducing test anxiety. But the most important is to build your confidence and take easy for the test. Pass a test is important but not means it is the most important thing in your life.
參考資料: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_anxiety