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Why Austria’s students are suffering more and more from exam anxiety

Anyone who thinks that has always been so misunderstands the situation. The drama is shown above all by a question, says learning square boss Konrad Zimmermann: “In 2012 we also asked whether young people feel so uncomfortable at school that they skip. Back then, 18 percent said that, today 30 percent say that. About the same number as before don’t dare to tail, about ten percent. ”

In the upper grades, the central high school also contributes to learning stress, so Carpenter: “Changes such as the central school leaving certificate and the new upper level –– NoSt – have created too much uncertainty and have led to a much higher demand for us. At the latest in the 9th grade, the nervousness of the students and the teachers increases. Many exam formats change and suddenly there are worse grades. “

The pressure does not come directly from parents or teachers, the German students stated: 63 percent do the stress themselves, teachers and parents are far behind with 34 and 21 percent. That also observes Birgit Satke of Austria Largest youth hotline “Advice on wire”: “We receive about the same number of inquiries about the school, but significantly more on the topics of excessive demands, Exam fear and bad grades. And when we ask how the parents deal with it, it often says: “They don’t see it that dramatically anyway.” “But often he comes Schoolstress not alone, she knows: “This often goes hand in hand with problems in the family. Or with bullying and cyberbullying at school. “

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