Global Journal of Guidance and Counseling in Schools: Current Perspectives

Yazarlar: Hosein Ebrahimi Moghadam, Keyvan Mahabadi Ashtiani

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Özet: The main purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of cognitive learning strategies and metacognition on reducing test anxiety among male students who were currently studying sciences in Tehran. The study population included 56 students were considered and according to the score obtained from the test, were identified as whom in addition of high test anxiety, they don’t use learning strategies. These students individuals were selected as the sample and were randomly divided into two groups (n = 28) and control (n = 28). Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) and Learning Strategies Inventory (cognition and metacognition) were used to collect data as a pretest and post-test was conducted to both groups. Data collected were analyzed by the T-test to compare the two groups and the T-test for comparison between pre-test and post-test were used in the experimental group. The results showed that cognitive and metacognitive strategies training will be students' familiarity with these strategies and finally reduce test anxiety.

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