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Article: Test anxiety in adolescents with learning disabilities and behavior disorders.
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- Exceptional Children
- Article date:
- March 1, 1996
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Test anxiety in children has been associated with depressed academic performance (Bryan, Sonnefeld, & Grabowski, 1983; Guttman, 1987; Plass & Hill, 1986; Zatz & Chassin, 1985) and self-defeating intrapersonal and interpersonal behavior patterns (Hill Eaton, 1977; Sarason & Koenig, 1965; Sarason & Palola, 1960; Wine, 1971). The debilitating effects of test anxiety on performance in school and on intelligence tests, achievement tests, and classroom exams have made this an area of critical concern (Bryan et al., 1983; Sarason, 1972). Children with learning disabilities and behavior disorders exhibit higher levels of test anxiety than do their peers without disabilities (Bryan ...