Many of us experience anxiety at one time or another about our finances, health, or jobs. But if you feel anxious most of the time, and it's interfering with your daily activities, you may have an ...

Some anxiety before tests is useful, as it can help motivate a student to prepare and help them remain careful during a test (Porcelli & Delgado, 2017). However, when anxiety becomes too great, it can ...

In education circles, it’s popular to rail against testing, especially timed exams. Tests are stressful and not the best way to measure knowledge, wrote Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at ...

Testing situations provide ample reason for students to feel anxious: an uncertain outcome, an environment which values intellectual ability, belonging to a society in which degrees and grade point ...

Tests are a high-stress situation for many students and professionals as grades, advancement, and sometimes jobs can be on the line. However, some people tend to perform poorly on tests despite ...

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Test anxiety can manifest as nerves before a test and a racing heart or sweating during a test. You can cope with it by taking a practice exam beforehand to prepare you for the stress. It may also be ...

Raise your hand if exams make you anxious . Luckily there are strategies you can use to help tame your anxiety during quizzes, tests and exams. It’s normal to feel nervous about upcoming tests.

A student’s anxiety about a test can’t be turned off, but it can be managed, experts say. Dr. Ashley Harlow first wants parents to know that anxiety isn’t always a bad thing. A certain amount is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. It’s wrong to assume that striving for perfectionism is inherently bad. It’s often healthy for artists, athletes, and many service ...