The definition of test anxiety is a psychological condition in which a person
experiences distress before, during, or after an exam or other assessment
to such an extent that this anxiety causes poor performance or interferes with normal learning.
Who has test anxiety?
People who tend to worry a lot
or who are perfectionists are more likely to have test anxiety. These people have a hard time accepting their mistakes and
in this way might pressure themselves causing text anxiety to thrive. Students who are not prepared for tests but who care
about doing well are also likely to experience test anxiety. If students feel unprepared for tests whether they have not studied
enough, find the material too difficult, or even did not get enough sleep, they might experience test anxiety.
