The current exploratory study examined nine individual case studies to better understand the process of test anxiety and test anxiety treatment through students with and without learning difficulties. Select students participated in a nine-week test anxiety reduction treatment program that used progressive muscle relaxation and systematic desensitization to help them improve their levels of anxiety while studying, their efficiency while studying, their overall degree of academic competency, and their grade point averages. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2007. / October 17, 2006. / Case Study, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Behavioral Therapy, Anxiety Hierarchy, Systematic Desensitization, Anxiety, Learning Disabilities, Test Anxiety / Includes bibliographical references. / Frances Prevatt, Professor Directing Dissertation; Martin Fennema, Outside Committee Member; Donald Kelly, Committee Member; Briley Proctor, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181916 |
| Contributors | Johnson, Laura Eckler (authoraut), Prevatt, Frances (professor directing dissertation), Fennema, Martin (outside committee member), Kelly, Donald (committee member), Proctor, Briley (committee member), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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