A Test Anxiety Inventory
A Test Anxiety Inventory
Taken from: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~mueller/tai-form.html
Directions:
Read each item below to see if it reflects your experience in test taking.
If it does, place a check mark on the line next to the number of the statement. Check as many as seem fitting.
Be honest with yourself.
___ 1. I wish there were some way to succeed without taking tests.
___ 2. Getting a good score on one test does not seem to increase my confidence on other tests.
___ 3. People (family, friends, etc.) are counting on me to do well.
------4.During a test, I sometimes find myself having trains of thought that have nothing to do with the test.
___ 5. I do not enjoy eating before or after an important test.
___ 6. I have always dreaded courses in which the teacher has the habit of giving pop quizzes.
___ 7. It seems to me that test sessions should not be made the formal, tense situations they are.
___ 8. People who do well on tests generally end up in better positions in life.
___ 9. Before or during an important exam, I find myself thinking about how much brighter some of the other test-takers are.
___ 10. Event though I don’t always think about it, I am concerned about how others will view me if I do poorly.
___ 11. Worrying about how well I will do interferes with my preparation and performance on tests.
___ 12. Having to face an important test disturbs my sleep.
___ 13. I cannot stand to have people walking around watching me while I take a test.
___ 14. If exams could be done away with, I think I would actually learn more from my courses.
___ 15. Knowing that my future depends in part on doing well on tests upsets me.
___ 16. I know I could outscore most people if I could just get myself together.
___ 17. People will question my ability if I do poorly.
___ 18. I never seem to be fully prepared to take tests.
___ 19. I cannot relax physically before a test.
___ 20. I mentally
Taken from: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~mueller/tai-form.html
Directions:
Read each item below to see if it reflects your experience in test taking.
If it does, place a check mark on the line next to the number of the statement. Check as many as seem fitting.
Be honest with yourself.
___ 1. I wish there were some way to succeed without taking tests.
___ 2. Getting a good score on one test does not seem to increase my confidence on other tests.
___ 3. People (family, friends, etc.) are counting on me to do well.
------4.During a test, I sometimes find myself having trains of thought that have nothing to do with the test.
___ 5. I do not enjoy eating before or after an important test.
___ 6. I have always dreaded courses in which the teacher has the habit of giving pop quizzes.
___ 7. It seems to me that test sessions should not be made the formal, tense situations they are.
___ 8. People who do well on tests generally end up in better positions in life.
___ 9. Before or during an important exam, I find myself thinking about how much brighter some of the other test-takers are.
___ 10. Event though I don’t always think about it, I am concerned about how others will view me if I do poorly.
___ 11. Worrying about how well I will do interferes with my preparation and performance on tests.
___ 12. Having to face an important test disturbs my sleep.
___ 13. I cannot stand to have people walking around watching me while I take a test.
___ 14. If exams could be done away with, I think I would actually learn more from my courses.
___ 15. Knowing that my future depends in part on doing well on tests upsets me.
___ 16. I know I could outscore most people if I could just get myself together.
___ 17. People will question my ability if I do poorly.
___ 18. I never seem to be fully prepared to take tests.
___ 19. I cannot relax physically before a test.
___ 20. I mentally