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REDUCING TEST ANXIETY
- Know your subject matter before entering the
examination room. Uncertainty creates anxiety. If you have trouble studying, you
should first learn to develop effective study habits.
- Dress in such a way that you can adapt to any room
temperature and dress as comfortably as possible.
- Get a good nights rest before taking the test.
Arise early enough to eat a hearty breakfast and to arrive at the test just a
bit early. Allow enough time to look the environment over very well. Try to seat
yourself away from potential sources of distraction. Do not sit near a window or
a door, or a friend or relative, or an attractive person.
- If you tend to stress easily, after being admitted
to the test and before the test begins, take a few minutes to relax. To do this,
close your eyes, breath deeply, and let your mind think of a calming, peaceful
scene.
- Take two or three sharpened number 2 pencils with
erasers with you to the test. Also take a black ball point pen if you think you
may have to write an essay. Knowing that you have everything you need for the
test will help to reduce your anxiety.
- Do not come into the examination room with
thoughts of leaving early. Think only of using all the time allotted to you to
focus on the exam, to read and comprehend the question, and to formulate and
write answers. You should become so intent on the exam that you are surprised
when the time is up.
- The test administrator has the responsibility of
providing the right environment but it is your responsibility to enter the
testing situation with the right attitude.
