The Effects of problem solving skills training on test anxiety among college students

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Mehrdad Akbari ¹ , Farhad Shaghaghi ² , Maryam Behroozian ³

1 - Payame Noor University Andimeshek-Iran
2 - PhD Payame Noor UniversityTehran-Iran
3 - MA in Counseling

Received: 2015-07-27 Accepted : 2015-07-27 Published : 2011-09-23

Keywords: Students, test anxiety, problem solving skills,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of problem solving training on test anxiety among female students in the 2009-2010 academic year. Four hundred and fifty nine female students of Andimeshk Payame Noor University completed the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI; Spielberger, 1980). Fifty students who obtained the highest scores on the Test Anxiety Inventory were randomly assigned to either experimental or control groups. The experimental group received 10 sessions (two sessions per week) of Dixson and Glover's five-stage problem solving training (Dixson & Glover, 1984). The results of covariance analysis indicated that the problem solving training reduced the test anxiety levels in the experimental group. Four months later, before the second semester exams, the test anxiety of both groups was reassessed. The results of follow-up phase indicated that the training remained effective after four months.