A STUDY ON EXAMINATION STRESS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

  • B. Murugesan et al.

Abstract

Education is a persistent feature characterizing all human societies. In broad sense, it aims at all round development of personality of child. In other words education aims at harmonious development of cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains. There are various agencies which contribute at different stages and to different degrees in achieving the said aim. Examination stress is a common issue that students cannot if they want to succeed in school. In often lead to problems concentrating while studying and remembering information while completing tests, which makes the student feel helpless and like failure. If examination stress is not properly addressed, if can have serious and lasting consequences, such as causing a student to procrastinate perform poorly on school work, fail classes and withdraw from socializing with pears or our suing activities that interest him. The method adopted for the present study is the survey method. The population for the study consists of high school students in Dindigul and Karur district. The sample for the study consists of 334 high school students of dindigul and karur district. Examination stress questionnaire was developed by investigator and guide. The data were subjected to statistical treatment leading to the findings which may satisfy the requirements of the objectives of the study.

Published
2019-11-15
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