Some students have test anxiety. Between ten to forty percent of students experience this type of anxiety. In fact, the children of poverty are struck most with testing anxiety. Testing anxiety applies to standardized tests as well, where students who may not have test anxiety regularly feel immense pressure to perform when the stakes are so high. High-stakes standardized testing includes exams like the SAT, the PARCC, and the ACT, where doing well is required for grade passing or college admission.
