The purpose of this research was to further investigate the effects of encoding deficit and retrival interference associated with test anxiety on academic performance suggested by Shon, Gi-Jun(1991). With help from junior college students, two experments were conducted to determine the effects of encoding deficit and retrieval interference associated anxiety with test anxiety on academic performance
The subjects of the first experiment were first classified into High Test Anxiety Group (HTAG) and Low Test Anxiety Group(LTAG) on the basis of their relative scores on Keimyung Test Anxiety Scale(KTAS). Each group was again divided into two groups(High Study Skills Group:HSSG and Low Study Skills Group:LSSG), based on the group member's relative scores on The Motivated Strategis for Learning Questionnaires(MSLQ). The levels of academic performance were measured by administering a test which consisted of both recall and recognition items. The results showed (1) that HTAGA's performance level was significantly lower than that of LTAGs, (2) HTAG's performed poorly on recall test, but did well on recognition test, which generally involve less active retrieval.
The second experiment varied the retrieva1 condition by using two types of tasks. The results of expermint Ⅱ showed (1) that the performance level of the non-organized tasks was significantly lower than that of the organized tasks, and (2) that non- organized tasks equally deteriorated test performance for both high and low test anxiety students, undermining study-skills deficit of test anxiey.