A Survey Of Foreign Language Test Anxiety Of Efl Vocational High School Students
Abstract
This study explores the anxiety of vocational high school students when
carrying out a foreign language test. This study aims to determine the English level
of test anxiety in the EFL context among vocational high school students. This
study was designed as a survey study by adapting the Test Anxiety Scale (TAS)
questionnaire developed by Sarason (1984). The questionnaire consists of 22
items. This study used SPSS and Microsoft Excel to analyze the data to obtain
descriptive statistical calculations, then it is known by sorting the 3 items with the
highest mean of the participants’ scores. Participants in this study comprised 168
students consisting of 90 male and 78 female students. All participants were 12thgrade
students.
Findings
show
that
students'
responses
to
the
TAS
item
revealed
the
highest
three
items
regarding
the
highest
anxiety
level
on
item
21
(I
worry
when
I
am
not prepared well) with mean (M= 3.31 and SD= 1.43), The second highest
anxiety level is found in item 17 (When I have bad grades, I study less) with mean
(M=3.16 and SD= 1.30), and the third highest anxiety level in item 11 (During the
test, I forget what I know) with mean (M= 3.07 and SD= 1.24). The result imply
that students need more preparation and practice to manage their stress, and also
when they are more prepared, they will be more relaxed when taking the test.