- Akdeniz Spor Bilimleri Dergisi
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- Examination of Test Anxiety and Self-Confidence Levels for Individuals Who Take Talent Based Univers...
Examination of Test Anxiety and Self-Confidence Levels for Individuals Who Take Talent Based University Entrance Exams
Authors : Bekir Erhan Orhan, Aygül Çağlayan Tunç, Ali Selman Özdemir, Aydın Karaçam
Pages : 185-194
Doi:10.38021/asbid.1199471
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Publication Date : 2022-12-19
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between test anxiety and self-confidence levels for individuals who take what is referred to in Turkey as a special talent examination. In this context, it was aimed to evaluate test anxiety and self-confidence scores according to independent variables in the study. The sample of the research; It consists of 232 people selected by accessible sampling method among the individuals who participated in the special talent examination of Istanbul Aydın University Faculty of Sports Sciences in the 2021-2022 academic year. Demographic information form, test anxiety inventory and self-confidence scale were used as data collection tools. Data analysis was done with SPSS 22 program. Independent sample t-test was used for pairwise comparisons, Anova test was used for more than two comparisons, and Pearson correlation test was used for correlation analysis. The significance level for all tests was taken as p<0.05. As a result of the study, when test anxiety inventory and self-confidence scale are evaluated according to independent variables, test anxiety and self-confidence levels do not differ statistically significantly according to gender and age. A statistically significant, low, and negative relationship was found between test anxiety and self-confidence. As a result, it is seen that as self-confidence decreases, test anxiety increases, and as test anxiety decreases, self-confidence increases.Keywords : Sınav Kaygısı, Öz güven, Özel Yetenek Sınavı