Saudi Undergraduate Students’ Preferences toward Tests and Test Anxiety Differences in Blended Learning

Abstract

In blended learning, which has become very common due to the prevailing conditions, tests play a pivotal role, as the percentage of reliance on online tests has increased more than on paper tests. This study aims to measure the percentage of test anxiety in online and paper-based tests. It also seeks to determine the students' most desire for online paper-based tests in terms of test anxiety. 138 students participated in this study, and a questionnaire was used to measure the level of test anxiety and students' preferences for the two test types in relation to test anxiety. The results showed that students experience more test anxiety in paper-based tests than on online tests. Students also showed a significant tendency toward using online tests for testing in relation to test anxiety. They prefer online tests more than paper tests to cope with test anxiety.