Exam anxiety and its relationship to achievement motivation among a sample of students from the College of Arts and Sciences / Salouq

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to determine the nature of the relationship between the test anxiety and achievement motivation among a sample of students at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Suluq.

The study also aims to determine the differences in test anxiety among individuals in the sample according to research variables (gender - academic specialization). The research sample consisted of 100 male and female students, and the researcher used a descriptive approach.To achieve the research goals, the researcher used the test anxiety scale adapted from Sarason (1980) consisting of 38 items and the achievement motivation scale adapted from Othman (2014). The results indicated a significant correlation between the test anxiety and achievement motivation among the research sample.

Furthermore, the results revealed statistically significant gender differences in test anxiety, while also showing statistically significant differences in test anxiety among the research sample attributed to the academic specialization variable in favor of students in scientific majors.