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The effects of family income on test-anxiety and academic achievement among Iranian high school students


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Yousefi, Fayegh and Redzuan, Ma'rof and Mansor, Mariani and Juhari, Rumaya and Abu Talib, Mansor (2010) The effects of family income on test-anxiety and academic achievement among Iranian high school students. Asian Social Science, 6 (6). pp. 89-93. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine the effect of family income on test-anxiety and academic achievement. The paper is based on a study which was carried out among high school students in Iran. The respondents of the study were 400 high school students (200 males and 200 females) in the age range of 15-19 years old. Instrument used for data collection was Test-Anxiety Inventory (TAI). Statistic analysis of ANOVA was employed to identify the significant differences between family income, test-anxiety and academic achievement. The finding shows that family income significantly affected academic achievement [(F (2) = 19.17, p=.000)] and test-anxiety [(F (2) = 3.92, p=.02)]. Thus, it is recommended that in enhancing academic achievement and test-anxiety in school setting, support strategies such as improve the family income among families by government.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Human Ecology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v6n6p89
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
Keywords: Family income; Test-anxiety; Academic achievement; Iranian high school students
Depositing User: Emelda Mohd Hamid
Date Deposited: 25 Jul 2013 01:46
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2017 09:45
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17064
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