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Differences by grade and gender were mostly insignificant.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},588321,1792227237,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",{"doc_id":79,"user_id":84,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":85,"doc_module":4,"category_id":33,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":86,"file_id":87,"file_url":88,"file_type":89,"file_size":90,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":91,"language":92,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":93,"faqs":94,"seo_title":95,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":96,"read_time":97,"preview_page_count":4},962085571259,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","WHEN TEST ANXIETY MEETS MATH ANXIETY: IMPLICATIONS FOR ROMANIAN’S NATIONAL EVALUATIONS  \nDenisa-Georgiana MAZURU, Nicoleta Laura POPA  \nAbstract: This study investigates the levels of anxiety regarding testing and math in 2nd and 4th graders (N= 273) in the context of Romanian National Evaluations (NE), concentrating on differences before and after the assessments. The research purpose is to understand how the pressure of national testing impacts primary school students' emotional well-being, particularly their test and math anxiety levels. Utilizing a pre-test-post-test research design, the study measured anxiety levels using two questionnaires: the “Cognitive Test Anxiety Scale Survey” (CTAS;  \nCassady and Johnson, 2002) and the “Abbreviate Math Anxiety Scale” (AMAS; Hopko et al., 2003) . These were administered at two-time points: one week before the National Evaluation and one week after its completion. Statistical analyses, including mean comparison using the Paired Samples T-Test, and covariance-based analysis (ANCOVA) were conducted to identify significant changes in anxiety levels across time points and explore the discrepancies in test and math anxiety levels according to grade and gender. The results highlight a noteworthy decrease both in math and test anxiety following National Evaluations. The comparative analysis by grade and gender pointed out insignificant variations in test and math anxiety across grade levels and gender.  \nKey words: test anxiety, math anxiety, primary school, National Evaluations  \nMathematics Subject Classification (2010): 97C20, 97D60.  \n1. Introduction  \nThe stage of primary school education is critical for nurturing students' independence, fostering innovative thinking, and developing a strong and well-rounded personality, with education being the main focus (Pânișoară & Manolescu, 2019) .  \nAs we inhabit a society increasingly reliant on numerical data, where math skills are essential for progress (Furlog et al., 2016), it becomes imperative to provide a supportive and secure learning environment in which children can engage with mathematics and undergo assessment without facing negative emotions that may adversely affect their well-being. Starting from kindergarten and extending into primary school, math is a powerful tool for developing mental discipline, promoting logical reasoning, and enhancing mental agility. It familiarizes children with fundamental concepts, skills, and thinking methods essential in daily life (Benson-O’Connor et al., 2019) and aids learning across various subjects. Enabling children to comprehend and interpret numbers, patterns, and shapes in their surroundings equips them to navigate data in a constantly evolving digital landscape and plays a vital role in shaping them into accomplished learners.  \nSometimes ensuring a safe environment can be more challenging than it appears, as teachers may not easily recognize the symptoms of anxiety that typically emerge in testing situations. In the Romanian primary educational cycle, where grading is based on a four-tier system ranging from insufficient to very good, subtle signs of test anxiety may go unnoticed, particularly as the system does not clearly reflect extremely poor performance in anxious students. However, it is well established that assessments can trigger strong emotional responses (Pekrun et al., 2004), leading students to develop individualized dysfunctional coping mechanisms to manage assessment-related stress (Spandana et al., 2024) .  \nWhile anxiety is an imminent part of the instructional and learning process, a handleable level can enhance both. When students are equipped with effective coping skills to manage their anxiety, they can maintain it at a productive intensity, allowing learning activities to be shaped into enjoyable experiences. 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