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OVERCOMING EXAM STRESS
SAMAN JAMILBS-ENV SCIROLL NO.2502
HAVE YOU EVER…….
EXAM STRESS
EXAM STRESS
From where does this exam stress comes?
• Pressure • High Expectations• Competitiveness• Comparison with others• Fear of Rejection• Fear of being rediculed
ARE STUDENTS STRESSED BY EXAMS?
• Between 34% and 41% of third-through-sixth-grade children are affected by test anxiety
• Approximately 20% of students in upper elementary school are hindered in demonstrating their ability
Causes of Exam Stress
How to spot if you are stressed?
• Feeling tired• Cry and feel sad• Panic attacks• Broken sleep• Stomach upsets• Colds and flu• Itchy skin rashes• Ache all over
TIPS ON HOW TO MANAGE EXAM STRESS
ORGANIZE
DIET
RELAX
PLAN
CROSS CHECK
FORGET
OTHER TIPS
•Avoid discussion•Arrival at time•Manage time• Positive self talk
Reducing stress during exam
Breath Read directions Positive attitude Do what you can do first to
gain confidence Stop when you are done
After Exam
Reward yourself
Temporarily forget
EFFECTS OF EXAM STRESS
Physiological Behavioral Emotional Negative attitudes Poor performance Sleep disturbance Illness
Extreme Effects SuicideCheating
CHEATING:DUE TO EXAM STRESS
Cheating statistics• 70% students
admitted cheat
• 90% cheaters never caught by world report
SUICIDE
SUICIDE STATISTICS
• 15.4% students depressed• On scale of 1-10:average
stressed students are 6.5• Female students:11.9%• Male students:5.6%• 8.7% students had comitted
suicide(2008)
• Females > Male• African-American > White (difference• disappears by high school) Hispanics >
Whites• Low Ability > Moderate• Ability > High Ability
EXAM STRESSORS
NOT ALL STRESS IS BAD STRESS
• 67% Started more hard work after being failed in exam
• Have a positive attitude