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Analysis of overseas students’ level of test anxiety according to their demographic characteristics

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  • Esen Sucuoğlu

    (Near East University)

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The aim of this research is to determine the level of test anxiety of the overseas students according to their demographic characteristics. 115 students were included in the survey from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades, which are going on to the undergraduate program of Near East University, Tourism and Hotel Management Department, in spring 2016–2017. The questionnaire which is used as the data collection tool is comprised of 2 parts. The questions in first part are demographic features such as age, gender, nationality, grade, and Cognitive Anxiety Scale is taken part in the second part of the questionnaire. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was employed for the purpose of data entry manipulation, and analysis. The frequency analysis and descriptive statistics are used to determine the descriptive features and the anxiety levels of the students. In addition to this ANOVA test is used to compare Cognitive Anxiety Scale points by their age group, nationality and grades. When the findings of this study are reviewed, it is observed that %31.30 of the students have high level of test anxiety. Moreover, there is a significant difference between female and male students. It is seen that female students have higher level of test anxiety than male students.

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  • Esen Sucuoğlu, 2018. "Analysis of overseas students’ level of test anxiety according to their demographic characteristics," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 52(1), pages 389-396, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:52:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s11135-017-0619-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11135-017-0619-z
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