Sol Invictus
01-24-2010, 03:32 AM
Nick Martin
22/01/2010 1:00 AM
Winnipeg Free Press
Exam anxiety can disable students to the point where they're incapable of sitting in a room with other students to write a three-hour test.
Should students suffering "exam anxiety" be offered other forms of evaluation?
It's a recognized condition, says Dr. John Walker, director of the Anxiety Disorder Program at St. Boniface General Hospital.
The University of Manitoba's disability services office last year registered 136 students who have medical certification that they suffer exam anxiety and must be accommodated with some other form of evaluation.
"It's a clinical problem if it causes you a lot of distress or affects functioning," said Walker, who's seen kids as young as six suffer anxiety from school tests. "It's a real problem."
Read More Here (http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/exam-anxiety-can-get-you-out-of-tests-82349267.html)
22/01/2010 1:00 AM
Winnipeg Free Press
Exam anxiety can disable students to the point where they're incapable of sitting in a room with other students to write a three-hour test.
Should students suffering "exam anxiety" be offered other forms of evaluation?
It's a recognized condition, says Dr. John Walker, director of the Anxiety Disorder Program at St. Boniface General Hospital.
The University of Manitoba's disability services office last year registered 136 students who have medical certification that they suffer exam anxiety and must be accommodated with some other form of evaluation.
"It's a clinical problem if it causes you a lot of distress or affects functioning," said Walker, who's seen kids as young as six suffer anxiety from school tests. "It's a real problem."
Read More Here (http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/exam-anxiety-can-get-you-out-of-tests-82349267.html)