The Importance of Preparation in Alleviating Learners’ Test Anxiety

Résumé

Test-taking has always been an integral part of all educational systems that students have to deal with. Anxiety that test-takers experience, either before or during tests, engenders stressful moments that deprive students from showing their real potential and hence impairs their academic achievements. This research paper is conducted following the desktop method which involves the use of pervious researches here data is collected, summarized and collated. The aim of the present research paper is to acquaint students with the different types of preparation and to clear up students’ misunderstanding concerning the significance of test scores and the different purposes for which they can be used. The research aims also at equipping students with ways and strategies that help minimize or at least curb the harmful effects of anxiety on students’ performance. The research revealed that test anxiety stems from students’ unpreparedness or inadequate preparation. The research also revealed that both test questions and tests’ layout trigger and contribute to anxiety, it also showed that students lack strategies that aid overcome anxiety and its effects