The Effects of Test Anxiety on Iranian EFL Learners Reading Test Performance
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/Navideh Javanbakht
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: Aras International Campus
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, 1391/11/18
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the Degree of Master of Arts in English Language Teaching (ELT)
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moment correlation coefficient indicated that at the intermediate level of proficiency, learners do not feel anxious during reading test performance and no correlation exists between test anxiety and reading comprehension tests. Concisely, test anxiety has no significant effect on reading test performance-Smirnov Test to determine the normality of variables distribution. Results based on Pearson product-Sample Kolmogorov-Most students experience some level of anxiety during an exam. When anxiety affects test performance, it becomes a problem. Test anxiety can interfere with the students ability to perform adequately and prevent students from demonstrating their knowledge on examinations. Some students have the skills and knowledge to do very well in testing situations, but their excessive anxiety impairs their performance. Among many factors, anxiety can be a factor explaining the differences in reading comprehension performance among learners and has a tremendous effect on foreign language reading. The study presented in this thesis aimed to explore the effects of test anxiety on Iranian EFL learners reading test performance. In other words, the study intended to determine whether there is a correlation between test anxiety and reading test performance of Iranian EFL learners. A total of 34 intermediate male learners at Iran Language Institute (ILI) of Urmia participated in the study. Participants took two reading comprehension tests and also completed two questionnaires of Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) and Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) designed to measure their test anxiety and level of foreign language reading anxiety respectively. The study employed Cronbachs alpha to determine the reliability of TAS and FLRAS and descriptive statistics to provide simple and meaningful interpretations of the data. Also, the study used One.
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Javanbakht, Navideh
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The Effects of Test Anxiety on Iranian EFL Learners Reading Test Performance