@article{2017,title={IDA TEST ANXIETY SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY},abstractNode={It was aimed to test the validity and reliability of Ida Test Anxiety Scale (ITAS) on Turkish students' sample. The scale was applied online to 586 students, reached through availability sampling. The validity was checked through Explorotory Factor Analysis (EFA). According to the EFA, the ITAS explained 51% of the variation with 15 items. First sub-dimension (9 items), reffered to cognitive and physiological anxiety had an eigenvalue of 6.3, 6-item second dimension (6 items) reffered to the anxiety cuased by social factors had an eigenvalue of 1.9. The convergent validty of the scale was tested through its correlation with Westside Test Anxiety Scale and Spielberger's Test Anxiety Scale. The results indicated significant relations with both scales. The reliability was tested through Cronbach Alpha and Spearman Brown coefficients and both found adequate. Therefore, it was concluded that the ITAS was a valid and reliable instrument to measure the test anxiety of students coming from eastern cultural background.},author={Gülşah BAŞOL},year={2017},journal={The Journal of International Educational Sciences}}