Test anxiety: State, trait and relationship with exam satisfaction

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 18-23

  Ping, Loh Tze ^a   Subramaniam, Kavitha ^a   Krishnaswamy, Saroja ^a  

^a PENANG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Examination; Satisfaction; Test anxiety; Trait

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STUDENT SATISFACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 70349488680     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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