The exam anxiety among vocational school students in professional placement based on gender differences

Tyesa Sri Handayuni; Ifdil Ifdil; Yola Eka Putri

doi:10.24036/0202091110336-0-00

The exam anxiety among vocational school students in professional placement based on gender differences

Tyesa Sri Handayuni⁽¹⁾, Ifdil Ifdil⁽²⁾, Yola Eka Putri⁽³⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(3) Indonesian for Counseling, Education and Theraphy

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2020 Tyesa Sri Handayuni, Ifdil Ifdil, Yola Eka Putri

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/0202091110336-0-00

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze exam anxiety among vocational school students in professional placement based on gender. This is a quantitative research that uses descriptive and comparative methods and a sample of 115 individuals selected through proportional random sampling technique. Data is obtained using an instrument of exam anxiety and were analyzed descriptively by determining mean, standard deviation, and percentage. To determine the difference in anxiety among vocational school students, the t-test technique with analyzed Independent Samples Test was used. The results showed that exam anxiety was generally in the low and high categories in male and female students, respectively. Also, there was a significant difference between students in the professional placement of male and female students.

Keywords

Exam anxiety, vocational school, professional placement

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