Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation is a peer-
reviewed scholarly journal freely accessible on the internet
at
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PARE has just published Cassady, Jerrell C. (2001). The
stability of undergraduate students' cognitive test anxiety
levels. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(20).
Available online: http://ericae.net/pare/getvn.asp?v=7&n=20,

Test anxiety has been overwhelmingly identified as a two-
factor construct, consisting of the cognitive (often referred
to as "worry") and emotional (or affective) components. The
predominant view of the relationship between these two
factors suggests the cognitive component directly impacts
performance, while the emotionality component is related but
does not directly influence test performance. This study
investigated the stability of test anxiety over time by
examining the level of reported cognitive test anxiety at
three points in an academic semester (all proximally close to
exams). The comparisons between levels of test anxiety were
intended to track fluctuations in level of anxiety over time
and across testing formats.



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