Academic anxiety is inevitably detrimental
to a student's performance if it is
unmanageable.Consequently, a student's concern for
particular academic pursuits decreases as anxiety
increases. High academic anxiety levels hinder students'
ability to pay attention and process information.
Objective: The major objectives of the study were to
assess and compare the academic anxiety among 12th
-
class girls of different academic streams (Arts, Science,
and commerce). Methods: This research used a survey
methodology; the data was collected by using an
academic anxiety scale (AAS-SAMRUA) English (New)
(2017) by M. Abid Siddiqui and Atieq VR Rehman. The
results were interpreted by using frequency, percentage
and ‘t-tests. Result: According to the study's findings,
Keywords :
Academic anxiety, Adolescence, academic performance, attentional deficits, cognitive interruptions