Is Exam Anxiety Correlated to Study Time
Tammy R. Pursell
Argosy University
PSY 210
Abstract
This text proposes to display the results of a study that was conducted by selecting a random sampling of students. Information was gathered and scored about their study habits and their anxiety levels at exam time. The goal was to determine whether or not there was a significant level of correlation between the numbers of hours that students studied in relation to the level of anxiety that the students experienced at exam time. As researchers the aim was to disprove the null hypothesis that states there is no correlation between the two variables and to prove the alternate hypothesis that states that the anxiety at exam time is directly
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139). It is an assumed linear association between two variables that is quantified by a single statistical number. The correlation coefficient measures the strength of the association between the two variables, 0 means there is no correlation, 1 means there is a perfect positive correlation, -1 means there is a perfect negative correlation. "The sample correlation coefficient, denoted r, ranges between -1 and +1 and quantifies the direction and strength of the linear association between the two variables. The correlation between two variables can be positive (i.e., higher levels of one variable are associated with higher levels of the other) or negative (i.e., higher levels of one variable are associated with lower levels of the other) (bumc.bu.edu, 2013)." Correlation is the most appropriate because it is easy to calculate and easy to …show more content…
The alternate hypothesis says that the number of hours a student studies for an exam has a significant correlation to anxiety scores.
Ho : r = 0 ; Ha : r ≠ 0
Test Results The test will be conducted at the 0.05 level of significance. The correlation coefficient indicates a relationship between hours of study and exam anxiety for the sample tested. The r-value of 0.5654 indicates a positive linear correlation. With a 0.05 alpha and a df of 8, the PPMC table gives a value of 0.632. The two-tailed is significant at the 0.05 level of significance and there is a positive correlation between the number of study hours and the anxiety scores of students.
Results and Conclusion The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient of .632 is considered a large effect size according to the Cohen's d interpretation (Ellis, 2009). In this case, the null hypothesis would be rejected. One caution is that the smaller the sample size the greater the probability of
Students today spend the majority of their weekdays at schools which can result in stress due to many factors. It is important for students to learn to cope with pressure because it is an important skill for overall health. Grades can cause stress and anxiety in many ways. For example, a student that is receiving “bad” grades can have stress because they feel pressured by the teachers or parents to get better grades, and the student may feel that their peers are judging them because of their grades. On the other hand, a student who is receiving “good” grades may feel stress due to the pressure of maintaining their grades for the sake of their peer’s judgement and parent’s expectations. Sources of stress in schools include: Teacher Interactions, Academic Stress, Peer Interactions, and Academic Self-Concept (Helms and Gable 6). The manifestation of stress results in emotional, behavioral, or psychological distress (Helms and Gable 6). Grades are a factor in all of the sources mentioned, the student may feel the teacher disapproves of them, their peers don’t respect them, and their self-esteem will be impacted because of poor grades. This can result in behaviour and emotional issues which further the student’s insecurities and can cause psychological problems in the long term. Letter or percentage grades say nothing about these issues, it is very difficult to spot stress in children and the resulting behaviour due to stress can be misinterpreted if the parents and teachers are not made aware. Summary assessments can help detect stress in students, where the student can explain how they are feeling and the teachers and parents can detect high levels of stress. Test anxiety is another manifestation of stress in students today; unfortunately, many schools and teachers face a huge responsibility in which the students must perform well in order for teachers to keep their jobs and for schools to
In addition, greater frequency in test taking may instead discourage students from studying. He also adds that, "Frequent exams would also decrease anxiety by reducing the procrastination that produces anxiety" (354). Some students might feel that an increase in the frequency of exams would actually cause an increase rather than a decrease of anxiety.
The Null Hypothesis for this test was Ho: u1- u2 = 0. Dr. Williams Found that the t-value = 0.98603, the p-value = 0.328213, and that p < 0.05. This means his results were not significant at a 0.05 level. Therefore, we fail to reject the null. Dr. Williams can conclude there is no difference between the scores of his two Intro Psych. classes.
The Pearson test is where the researcher is able to determine if there is an association between two variables of interval or ratio measurement (Plichta & Kelvin, 2013). When examining the value calculated by the Pearson test it is suggested that a value +/- 0.10 is weak, value of 0.30 is moderate or typical, and +/- 0.50 is considered substantial (Plichta & Kelvin, 2013). Furthermore, we can suggest that if r equals -1 there is a negative relationship, or if r equals 0 there is no relationships, and lastly if r equals +1 it indicates a positive relationship. In reviewing the relationship between variables, we can conclude that is there is no relationship between fatalism and religiosity due to r=0.11 and fatalism and spirituality due to r = 0.106. Furthermore, the p value was set at 0.05 for each of these variables. The p value for fatalism and religiosity was 0.19 and for fatalism and spiritualty was 0.23, subsequently since both these values are
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ANSWER: The obligatory r value is -0.149 and this r value is not significant since the p-value for this correlation coefficient or r is 0.424 which is extra than 0.05 or 0.01 and henceforth at 5% and 10% both level , the null hypothesis of insignificance cannot be rejected and the assumption is the r value is not significant.
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