DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC ORIENTATIONS, EMOTIONAL PROCESSING DIFFICULTIES, AND TEST ANXIETY BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW-ACHIEVING COLLEGE STUDENTS

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate differences in positive academic orientations, emotional processing difficulties, and test anxiety between high- and low-achieving college students. The sample includes four hundred students from Kafrelsheikh University. The study also aimed to detect gender differences in these variables. Measures of academic orientations, emotional processing, and test anxiety were used to collect the required data. The descriptive approach and statistical analysis were relied upon using SPSS. The study revealed statistically significant gender and achievement differences between positive academic orientations among university students in favor of high-achieving females. The study also revealed statistically significant gender and achievement differences in emotional processing difficulties in the direction of low-achieving males. In addition, significant gender and achievement differences in test anxiety were found in the direction of low-achieving females. Some implications, suggestions, and limitations were addressed.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0307/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>