The role of academic advising in reducing test anxiety among sudanese university students

Abstract

There are certain factors that influence Sudanese university students as relates to methods of tests' evaluation. Some previous studies that were done showed the importance of academic advising in reducing psychological test's disturbances. The researcher as being a staff member believes that it is necessary to shed light on this topic because it affects the teacher-student relationship. The research statement concentrates on the psychological effect of the evaluation system on the psychological state of universities' students. So the subject of this study was the role of academic advising in treating these psychological disturbances (test anxiety). The method used to collect data was a quantitative paradigm. The sample of the study was selected from the students' and staff populations of three universities: Khartoum University, Sudan University of Sciences and Technology and Ahfad University for Women. The size of the samples was 419 university�s students (both males and females) and 56 university staff members. To collect data for the research, a questionnaire was distributed among the two samples of the study (both students and staff members) and a psychological scale was given to students to measure anxiety (test anxiety inventory). Data obtained was processed and analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) The results showed no relation between anxiety and academic advising. Process, However, the academic advising, teaching and the learning process were closely related.