Journal of Nursing & Care

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Publications

• Research Article   
  Assessment of Test Anxiety, Student Preferences and Performance on Different Examination Models in Umm AlQura University, Saudi Arabia
  Author(s): Shewikar Farrag*, Dayana Hammad and Muhammed O. Afolabi
  
  Background: Test anxiety is a special kind of anxiety-worry mixed with fear which arises in situations where an individual is being evaluated in an academic context. This anxiety may prevent effective use and communication of the information learned by students for examinations, resulting in poor academic performance. Factors such as examination types and socio-cultural context influence test anxiety in university students. Limited evidence is currently available on the roles played by these factors among nursing students in Saudi Arabia, where strong socio-cultural factors shape university education. Objectives: The study was designed to assess university students’ preferences for various examination types: quizzes, formal exam, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), paper based written exam, oral exam, open book exam. The study also determined the associat.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2167-1168.2020.9.501

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