Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Test Anxiety Coping Skills (TACS) Measure
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| Title: | Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Test Anxiety Coping Skills (TACS) Measure |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Anuradha Dutt (ORCID |
| Source: | School Psychology. 2026 41(4):470-479. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Elementary Education Grade 8 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Grade 9 High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Psychometrics, Test Anxiety, Coping, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, Test Wiseness, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Secondary School Students, Grade 8, Grade 9, Foreign Countries, Test Reliability, Predictive Validity |
| Geographic Terms: | Singapore |
| DOI: | 10.1037/spq0000730 |
| ISSN: | 2578-4218 2578-4226 |
| Abstract: | This study examined the psychometric properties of the Test Anxiety Coping Skills (TACS) measure, a new self-report scale developed to assess strategies employed by school-age students to cope with test anxiety. TACS proposed a three-factor structure of test anxiety coping skills that correspond to the three major treatment methods identified across previous studies as important components of test anxiety intervention programs: cognitive strategies, behavioral strategies, and study and test-taking skills. The study was conducted among a sample of 228 secondary school students (Grades 8 and 9) in Singapore, who completed the TACS measure at two timepoints of data collection. TACS demonstrated good levels of overall internal consistency among all items at both timepoints. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the three-factor model provided a good fit to data obtained at both timepoints. Together, results of this study provide preliminary support for the sound psychometric characteristics of the TACS measure. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1507921 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study examined the psychometric properties of the Test Anxiety Coping Skills (TACS) measure, a new self-report scale developed to assess strategies employed by school-age students to cope with test anxiety. TACS proposed a three-factor structure of test anxiety coping skills that correspond to the three major treatment methods identified across previous studies as important components of test anxiety intervention programs: cognitive strategies, behavioral strategies, and study and test-taking skills. The study was conducted among a sample of 228 secondary school students (Grades 8 and 9) in Singapore, who completed the TACS measure at two timepoints of data collection. TACS demonstrated good levels of overall internal consistency among all items at both timepoints. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the three-factor model provided a good fit to data obtained at both timepoints. Together, results of this study provide preliminary support for the sound psychometric characteristics of the TACS measure. |
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| ISSN: | 2578-4218 2578-4226 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/spq0000730 |
