The Role of Electronic Testing on Reducing Studentsʼ Test Anxiety

Anxiety is a displeasing feeling of fear and worry associated with a psychological and physiological state of somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral complications. Most students experience some degree of anxiety prior to their examinations. Among various non-drug methods, electronic test can be used as a beneficial method to reduce anxiety level. The present study was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of electronic test reducing studentsʼ test anxiety. The study was quasi experimental, with pre test, pos test, and control group. The statistical population of the syudy included all female students, studing in the second grade high schools in Hersin during the academic year 2016-2017. 30 students were selected through multi-stage random sampling. The instruments used were researcher-made electronic tests and Abolghasemi et al.ʼs test anxiety questionnaire. The analysis of the data conducting covariance analysis showed that employing electronic tests reduced the participantsʼ anxiety. The results revealed a significant difference between the control group and the experiment group in the post test (p=0/001).There were also significant differences between groups in the subscales of test anxiety (p