EFFECT OF PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM ON TEST ANXIETY IN MALE STUDENTS IN SANANDAJ AZAD UNIVERSITY

The aim of this study was to determine the study of the effectiveness of problem solving training on test anxiety in female students in the school year 1389-1390. Participants in this study were 459 female students of Sanandaj Azad University that complete the Spielberger test anxiety inventory (STAI). 50 Students that had the highest in (STAI) and were satisfied for the second phase of the study were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received the 10 sessions, two sessions per week, five-stage training A Dixon and Glover to improve problem solving skills and the end of course both groups again completed test anxiety. Four months later, test anxiety in both groups was assessed. Covariance analysis results showed that problem solving training reduced test anxiety levels in experimental groups. This reduction in the fourth month still remained.