Article
Effects of Relaxation and Deep-Breathing on High School Students: ACT Prep
Journal of Counseling in Illinois
(2011)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to relieve test anxiety in high school juniors preparing to take the ACT: a high-stakes, college admissions, standardized test. Participants included 81 eleventh grade students (25 males, 56 females) from a Midwestern public high school. Results demonstrated that relaxation training in the experimental group significantly lowered student’s perceptions of test anxiety from pre-test to post-test. Further research regarding systematic deep breathing and relaxation techniques is needed.
Keywords
- test anxiety,
- high stakes testing,
- ACT,
- high school students
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall 2011
Citation Information
Heidi A. Larson, Angela M. Yoder, Shannon Brucker, Jiwon Lee, et al.. "Effects of Relaxation and Deep-Breathing on High School Students: ACT Prep" Journal of Counseling in Illinois Vol. 1 Iss. 2 (2011) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/heidi_larson/1/