Effects of High-Stakes Testing on the Stress and Anxiety Levels of Middle School Students in Saudi Arabia

This inaugural study explores high-stakes testing (HST) and students’ levels of stress and anxiety in middle-school students, Grades 7, 8, and 9, in Saudi Arabia. The survey results show that participants experienced anxiety in three dimensions related to HST: test anxiety, psychological anxiety, an...

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