To re-examine the relationship between academic achievement, test anxiety, perfectionism, and achievement motivation, a random sample of 250 female high school seniors was selected and then given a questionnaire containing questions on last three constructs. Academic achievement was measured by students' grade point average. The analysis of the collected data revealed that the more a student has test anxiety the lower her grade point average, just as the latter's relationship with motivation is the other way around. Self-confidence, hard work, and resilience were also correlated with academic achievement. Thus, it appears that increasing motivation and decreasing test anxiety is in order if improvement in academic achievement is desired.
Mahdavi-Ghoravi, M., Khosravi, M., & Najafi, M. (2012). Predicting academic achievement through test anxiety, perfectionism, and achievement motivation. The Journal of New Thoughts on Education, 8(3), 31-50. doi: 10.22051/jontoe.2012.260
MLA
Maryam Mahdavi-Ghoravi; Masoumeh Khosravi; Mahmoud Najafi. "Predicting academic achievement through test anxiety, perfectionism, and achievement motivation". The Journal of New Thoughts on Education, 8, 3, 2012, 31-50. doi: 10.22051/jontoe.2012.260
HARVARD
Mahdavi-Ghoravi, M., Khosravi, M., Najafi, M. (2012). 'Predicting academic achievement through test anxiety, perfectionism, and achievement motivation', The Journal of New Thoughts on Education, 8(3), pp. 31-50. doi: 10.22051/jontoe.2012.260
VANCOUVER
Mahdavi-Ghoravi, M., Khosravi, M., Najafi, M. Predicting academic achievement through test anxiety, perfectionism, and achievement motivation. The Journal of New Thoughts on Education, 2012; 8(3): 31-50. doi: 10.22051/jontoe.2012.260
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