Behavioral group treatment of test anxiety: an evaluation study

A report is given of a behavioral group training of test anxiety with secondary school students. The selection of the students, the methods of evaluation, and the treatment program are described. The training takes eight sessions plus homework assignments. The results were established by repeated administration of (test) anxiety inventories. After treatment, scores on test anxiety decreased significantly. Comparison of the test scores of the waiting-list control group with those of the trained group shows improvement at retesting. At follow-up after 12 weeks, decrease in anxiety in the trained group was even greater and performance improvement became evident.