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The Test Anxiety Assessment Inventory-Parallel Form/IAT-III: Normative Data

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  • Anisoara Sandovici

    (Conferentiar universitar doctor, Universitatea "Vasile Alecsandri" din Bacau, Facultatea de Stiinte ale Miscarii, Sportului si Sanatatii)

  • Viorel Robu

    (Lector universitar doctor, Universitatea "Vasile Alecsandri" din Bacau, Facultatea de Litere)

  • Lavinia Pruteanu

    (Lector universitar doctor, Universitatea "Petre Andrei" din Iasi, Facultatea de Psihologie, Stiintele Educatiei si Asistenta Sociala)

Abstract

Examination stress and test anxiety are pervasive problems in the modern society. Test anxiety generally leads to a gradual decrease of cognitive performance and undermines academic achievement of students of all ages. Therefore, the early identification of test anxiety is important because it can result in a better prognosis to prevent recurrent difficulties. This paper summarizes the main results of a psychometric study aimed to develop norms for the Test Anxiety Asssessment Inventory-Parallel Form/IAT-III (Robu, 2009b) in a sample of Romanian middle school students. Participants were 291 students from 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. A hypothetical metric model of the IAT-III was tested using confirmatory factor analysis. In addition, internal consistency was computed. Descriptive characteristics that justify the chosen norming system were also presented in the paper. Finally, normative data that can be useful to assess test anxiety among middle school students were reported.

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  • Anisoara Sandovici & Viorel Robu & Lavinia Pruteanu, 2018. "The Test Anxiety Assessment Inventory-Parallel Form/IAT-III: Normative Data," Anuarul Universitatii „Petre Andrei” din Iasi / Year-Book „Petre Andrei” University from Iasi, Fascicula: Asistenta Sociala, Sociologie, Psihologie / Fascicle: Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 21, pages 127-151, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev12a:v:21:y:2018:i::p:127-151
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/upasw/18
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    test anxiety; Test Anxiety Asssessment Inventory-Parallel Form/IAT-III; factor structure; reliability; normative data; 5th-8th grade students;
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    • I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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