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Anxiety and Test Anxiety: General and Test Anxiety Among College Students with Learning Disabilities

Author:
Custodero, Jeri Lyn
Degree Grantor:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Education
Degree Supervisor:
Mike Gerber
Place of Publication:
[Santa Barbara, Calif.]
Publisher:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Creation Date:
2013
Issued Date:
2013
Topics:
Education, Special
Keywords:
Learning disabilities
College
Office of Disability
Test anxiety
General anxiety
Genres:
Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
Dissertation:
Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013
Description:

This study compares the state, trait, and test anxiety scores of 145 college students with and without learning disabilities against categories such as demographics, general anxiety, test anxiety, and disability experience. This study used a questionnaire and compared answers among groups. The analysis indicated that students with learning disabilities have a statistically significant difference on trait, F(1, 143) = 9.83, p = .002, and test scores, F(1, 142) = 11.97, p = .001, when compared to students without disabilities. This study found that anxiety statistically significantly affects college students with learning disabilities in terms of age, years in school, gender, perception of grades, self-reported anxiety ratings, feelings of control, and Office of Disability experience. This study informs future research regarding many variables affecting college students with learning disabilities.

Physical Description:
1 online resource (229 pages)
Format:
Text
Collection(s):
UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
ARK:
ark:/48907/f39g5jwk
ISBN:
9781303730931
Catalog System Number:
990041152730203776
Rights:
Inc.icon only.dark In Copyright
Copyright Holder:
Jeri Custodero
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