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Test Anxiety and College Students’ Performance on Mathematics Departmental Examination: Basis for Mathematics Achievement Enhancement
Myrna D. Reyes (Ed. D), Aida C. Castillo
Journal Title:Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences
Abstract
The study aimed to determine the relationship of
performance of the students in the area of Mathematics
specifically in Algebra and Trigonometry and their test
anxiety. The researchers used the descriptive
correlation research method that could best present and
analyze information on the documentary analysis in
students’ mathematics performance and descriptive
survey about math test anxiety. The data was gathered
from the departmental examination given in Algebra
and Trigonometry for the academic year of 2013-2014.
The respondents of the study were 120 students who
took Algebra in the first semester before they took
Trigonometry for the second semester of the said year.
The statistical tolls used were frequency, weighted
mean and Pearson product moment of correlation. The
results revealed that the students who took the subjects
were obtained a poor performance rating. On the other
hand, test anxiety in mathematics moderately felt by the
students that is considered a factor that might affect the
students’ mathematics performance. The researchers
also formulated an action plan for the enhancement of
mathematics achievement to improve the passing rate in
the departmental examination. The action plan focused
on conducting/attending seminars regarding different
learning strategies; conducting tutorial session or peer
tutoring especially for those who have low performance
in mathematics subjects; conducting seminar on
reduction of test anxiety; conducting stress briefing to
the students through the proctor before taking the
exam; providing reward system in mathematics classes;
and adapt fun learning techniques in teaching
mathematics. And also, the researchers recommended
to the math teachers to develop different learning
strategies in all mathematics subjects and to provide
relaxation techniques before giving the exam to their
students.
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