Anxiety & StressPre-loadedMulti-dimensional Test Anxiety Scale (MTAS)
The Multidimensional Test Anxiety Scale (MTAS) was developed as instrument for measuring test, or examination anxiety, in populations of secondary school students aged 11 to 19 years. The 16 items correspond to two cognitive subscales and two affective-physiological subscales. The MTAS consists of 16 items that ask how students generally feel before, during, or after, tests or examinations. These items are intended to measure relatively stable individual differences in the tendency for students to appraise tests and examinations as a threat and become anxious.
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Introduction
Please think about how you USUALLY think and feel when taking a test or exam. Try not to think for too long about each question. Read each statement and select the option that indicates how you think or feel
What this survey measures
This survey is structured around 5 scales.
Overall Scale
This main score gives a comprehensive view of how students experience stress related to tests and exams. A lower score indicates higher resilience and a better mental state for test-taking; a higher score indicates a more significant need for anxiety support.
Sub-scales
Measures the student's mental preoccupation with failure, negative consequences and getting answers wrong. This indicates a focus on performance and results rather than the task itself.
Measures the student's experience of mental blanking and difficulty with concentration and recall during the test-taking process. This is the "I know the answer but I can't think of it" dimension.
Measures the emotional experience of fear, dread, and nervousness surrounding tests and exams. This indicates the intensity of the student's subjective anxiety feelings.
Measures the visible and internal physical reactions to test stress, such as racing heart, trembling hands and stomach issues. This indicates the extent to which anxiety is manifesting in the body.
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Before a test/ exam, I am worried I will fail.
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