STUDENTS’ EXAM ANXIETY IN THE CONTEXT OF TEACHER’S BEHAVIOUR AT SECONDARY LEVEL

  • Aisma Bibi et al.

Abstract

It is an admitted fact that teacher’s behavior influences students’ performance and leaves a deep impact
on them. Many studies have talked about teacher’s behavior in different ways but it has never been
studied with respect to students’ exam anxiety. Therefore, the main objective of the present study
wasfinding the relationship of teacher’s behavior withstudents’ exam anxiety in the subject of English and
the other objective was to find the gender wise relationships of teacher’s behavior and students’ exam
anxiety. Tenth grade studentsfrom the public sector schools in the province of the Punjab Pakistanwere
selected as a sample using cluster sampling technique. Student-Reported Teacher Behavior Scale and
Exam Anxiety Scalewere used for collection of data. Major findings of the study werethat relationshipof
teacher’s behavior (instructional, socio-emotional and organizational)with students’ exam anxietywas
significantly negative. It was concluded that teacher’s behavior in the classroomplays a reverse role
instudents’ exam anxiety. Therefore, teacher should avoid any extreme in their behavior.

Published
2020-03-10