THE CORRELATION BETWEEN TEST ANXIETY AND ENGLISH MASTERY OF ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 BELITANG
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- The objectives of this study were to find out whether or not: (1) there was significant correlation between test anxiety and English mastery of eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Belitang, (2) there was significant contribution of test anxiety on English mastery and (3) there was significant difference between male and female students’ test anxiety. The sample of this study was 190 eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Belitang which consist of one hundred and twelve female students and seventy eight male students. It was selected by convenience sampling technique. The data of English mastery were collected through general English test while the test anxiety level was determined by Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI). The data analysis used correlation analysis, regression analysis, and independent sample t-test. The results showed that (1) there was negative significant correlation between test anxiety and English Mastery of eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Belitang (r-obtained -0.417 and ρ- value 0.00), (2) there was 17.4% contribution of test anxiety on English mastery, and (3) there was a significant difference between male and female students’ test anxiety.