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. 2020 Nov 1;60:271–279. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.10.058

Table 4.

Factors associated with exams’ stress.

Variable Total students (% of Yes) Self-reported exam related stress
P valuea
Remote E-exams more stressful In-campus exams more stressful Both exams are stressful No stress during exams
Technical e-learning platform problem 52.80% 0.000
Yes 63.45% 38.33% 58.62% 28.09%
No 36.55% 61.67% 41.38% 71.91%
Internet connection problem 56.43% 0.000
Yes 66.08% 42.08% 60.92% 40.45%
No 33.92% 57.92% 39.08% 59.55%
Exam duration (Time limit) 70.56% 0.000
Yes 78.07% 54.17% 79.31% 51.69%
No 21.93% 45.83% 20.69% 48.31%
Questions difficulty 52.50% 0.000
Yes 59.06% 37.92% 61.78% 30.34%
No 40.94% 62.08% 38.22% 69.66%
Not studying the whole exam material 23.06% 0.913
Yes 23.10% 22.92% 23.85% 20.22%
No 76.90% 77.08% 76.15% 79.78%
Whether the exam is one way or two way (free navigation) 65.16% 0.000
Yes 76.32% 50.00% 70.40% 42.70%
No 23.68% 50.00% 29.60% 57.30%
Whether the exam is more than one form 16.58% 0.196
Yes 19.59% 13.33% 16.67% 13.48%
No 80.41% 86.67% 83.33% 86.52%
Teaching methods have not properly covered the material) 40.33% 0.000
Yes 52.05% 29.58% 41.38% 20.22%
No 47.95% 70.42% 58.62% 79.78%
The grade is not what student expects 38.96% 0.000
Yes 53.51% 22.92% 40.80% 19.10%
No 46.49% 77.08% 59.20% 80.90%
Some students might cheat and affect student’ rank 32.97% 0.003
Yes 39.47% 30.83% 31.32% 20.22%
No 60.53% 69.17% 68.68% 79.78%
Exam environment at home is not appropriate 30.81% 0.000
Yes 45.03% 17.50% 28.74% 20.22%
No 54.97% 82.50% 71.26% 79.78%
a

Analysis was done using Pearson Chi-square test.