Testing is a significant component of students’ academic experience. Students of all ages take tests, and some may find test-taking a less enjoyable experience than others. Students who struggle when ...

Test anxiety is a real problem, affecting 25% to 40% of U.S. students. Anxiety, along with academic stress, can appear as physical symptoms (such as headaches, nausea and sleeplessness) and ...

In one study, students who practiced mindful breathing each day for a week leading up to an exam reported significantly less ...

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 ...

"We don't all learn the same and that's what it's about," the teacher said An Alabama teacher's classroom remix of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X which aims to help with student's test-taking anxiety ...

Q. I’m freaking out. April’s coming, I’m nervous about PSSA tests. I hate them. They’re long. You can’t study for them, not really. And everything – I mean everything – rides on them. I want to go to ...

With the beginning of ACT and SAT college admission tests and Missouri Assessment Program tests, some students may develop test anxiety. University of Missouri child psychiatrist Arpit Aggarwal on ...

Jasmine is on my Zoom screen, and her session is about to begin. She is twirling her hair. As she starts talking, the rate and intensity of the twirling increases. “My psychology AP exam is on Friday, ...

Upset stomach and headache. This time of year, it’s easy to dismiss such symptoms as the flu. But if your child has more than the norm, he or she might be suffering from something else: test-taking ...

Former teacher Lisa Collum transformed her failing school into a top success. She joined the PIX11 News at 4 with advice on how to help kids who stress over tests! It might not feel like it but this ...

Because many people experience test-taking anxiety, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has put together useful tips and online resources to help take the fear out of ...