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Ispitna anksioznost kod djece i mladih s teškoćama učenja
Test anxiety in child ren and adolescents with learning disability

Author(s): Daniela Cvitković, Ana Wagner Jakab
Subject(s): Psychology, School education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet
Keywords: test anxiety; learning disability;

Summary/Abstract: Test anxiety is manifested in the situation of testing knowledge, skills and abilities and it is very frequent phenomen in pupils in the school period. Researches from many countries showed that test anxiety is especially present in pupils with learning disabilities. In this paper the emphasis was put on the effects of test anxiety on school succes and generaly on psychological develpment. Furthemore, researches about factors that influence test anxiety were given, with emphasis on the family factors. There are many ways of decreasing test anxiety and researches about efficacy of that methods were presented. In conclusion was given the need of investigation of test anxiety in pupils with learning disability in Croatia because this field has not been investigated yet.

  • Issue Year: 41/2006
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 113-120
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Croatian