Predictive Ability of Acadimic Hardiness of ‎Cognitive Test Anxiety among Irbid ‎University Collage Students

Abstract

The study aimed to identify this level of academic hardiness, cognitive test anxiety and the predictive ability of academic hardiness of cognitive test anxiety among a sample of Irbid University College students. The population of the study included (4867) male and female students. The sample consisted of (347) male and female students selected using available sampling. Benishek & Lopez (2001) academic hardiness scale and Cassady &Jonson (2002) test anxiety scale were used. The validity and reliability for both scales were verified. The correlation descriptive approach was used. The results indicated that academic hardiness and cognitive test anxiety levels were moderate. The results also showed that both dimensions of academic hardness (commitment and control) were significant predictors of cognitive test anxiety as a whole (26.9%), while the challenge domain was not a significant predictor of text anxiety. In light of the results, the study recommended conducting more studies dealing with academic hardiness and cognitive test anxiety among secondary students due to its effect on their success in future academic tasks