أثر برنامج تدريبي (معرفي-سلوكي)‎ في خفض مستوى قلق الاختبار لدى طلبة جامعة إربد الأهلية

Abstract EN

This study aimed at determining the effect of a cognitive-behavior training program on reducing the level of test anxiety of Irbid national university students.

Twenty eight (28) students were selected as subjects of the study from among Counseling Phsycology students, based on diagnostic scale to determine their level of test anxiety.

The participants were randomly distributed to an e5xperimental group (14) subjects, who received a cognitive-behavior training program through group counseling in order to reduce their test anxiety level, and a control group (14) subjects who did not receive any training program.

The program lasted for (15) weeks, with a (60) minute session for working group weekly.

A test anxiety scale (Friedman & Bendas,1997) which was standardized by (Abu Hassouneh & Ailabouni, 2014) was administered on the two groups as a pre, post and (30) days follow up.

The results of (Kruskal-Wallis) and (χ2) tests indicated the effect of the cognitive-behavior training program on the dependent variable (The level of test anxiety).

The results revealed significant differences in the level of test anxiety, in favor of the control group, and did not reveal significant differences in the level of test anxiety according to the dependent variable (Sex).

Members of the experimental group maintained their improvement when the follow up measurement was administered.