TEST ANXIETY AND ITS VITAL ROLE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, and keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational<br>dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder. The term anxiety is usually defined as a diffuse, vague, very unpleasant feeling of fear or apprehension Sarason &amp; Sarason, 2007.The study was an effort to measure and its vital role in Academic Achievement of High School Students in high school level students'views about fear of examination