The effect of a training program based on positive thinking in reducing test anxiety among tenth grade Jordanian students

Pages:276-278
Adnan Yousef Atoum and Atheer Halal Hadad (Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a training program based on positive thinking in reducing test anxiety among tenth grade Jordanian students. To achieve this aim, the researchers developed a training program based on positive thinking strategies and a scale measuring test anxiety after reliability and validity procedures were conducted. The sample of the study consisted of (60) female students from the tenth grade. Two classes were selected randomly and assigned to the experimental and control group. The results of ANCOVA showed that there was a significant statistical difference in the post-anxiety test attributed to the group and in favor of the experimental group. Furthermore, results of the paired sample t-test showed no significant statistical difference between means of the post scores and the delayed follow up scores for the experimental group.