AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN TAKING ENGLISH FINAL EXAMINATION BENGKULU UNIVERSITY (A Study at the Second Semester of the Engineering Faculty)

Putri, Sevi Zakiyyah and Mulyadi, Mulyadi and Hilda, Puspita (2023) AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN TAKING ENGLISH FINAL EXAMINATION BENGKULU UNIVERSITY (A Study at the Second Semester of the Engineering Faculty). Undergraduated thesis, Universitas Bengkulu.

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Abstract

This study aims to determine the level of anxiety and the factors that cause anxiety level and categories of anxiety students face in taking the Final English Examination. Researcher used mixed methods. The participants in this study were 113 second-semester students from the Engineering Faculty. Random sampling technique was used for the questionnaire and purposive sampling technique in interviewing 15 students. The results of the study show, the six departments have different levels of anxiety, there were 2 majors (Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering) where the students experienced a high level of anxiety; 3 Departments (Information Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Information Systems Engineering) students in a medium level of anxiety; and 1 Department (Architectural Engineering) shows student with low anxiety level. Furthermore, the results of interviews related to the factors of anxiety show that students at high levels of anxiety face a lack of insight into English, lack of motivation, lack of preparation, self-doubt (fear of fail), panic that triggers the brain to work. Then, medium level of anxiety factors, such as fear of the incompatibility of the exam material with the material being studied, anxiety about the exam time limit and exam situations. Whereas, low anxiety level factors, such as maximized exam preparation. And the findings show students with high levels of anxiety are in the trait anxiety category; students with medium anxiety level belong to the specific- situation anxiety category; and students with low anxiety level are in the state anxiety category. Thus, conclusion of this study is the anxiety level in taking the English final examination for students from the six majors in the Engineering Faculty is different, this influenced by factors from the existing anxiety level. The suggestion from this research is that the coordinator of the General Course or the faculty administrator and the instructor can pay more attention to the systematics of the exam and the factors that can trigger an increase in the level of anxiety faced by students in taking the final English exam. Key Words: Anxiety, Anxiety Level, Anxiety Categories, English Final Examination.

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