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Questionnaire on

Academic Stress Scale

Designed by: N. Balaji Rao (2012)

Name (Optional): ____________________________ Date:_____________

Name of School: ____________________________

Gender: Female:______ Male:_____

Instructions:

This scale consists of questions describing the stress in your school from

various sources. The level of stress you feel for each item can be indicated by

marking ( ) in the bracket given in each statement.

Rating Descriptive Interpretation

5 Extreme Stress This means that the students

experienced extremely stress

4 High Stress This means that the students

experienced highly stress.

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3 Moderate Stress This means that the students

experienced moderate stress.

2 Slight Stress This means that the students

experienced slightly stress.

1 No Stress This means that the students

experienced no stress.

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Statement
No.

ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT

The Academic Environment has…

5 4 3 2 1

1 inadequate space or room for study

at home.

2 lack of mutual help among

classmates.
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3 feeling of inferiority.

4 difficulty in adjusting with opposite

gender.

5 conflicts with friends or college

authorities.

TEACHERS INEFFICIENCY

Teachers Inefficiency makes the

students feel stress because…

1 the teacher is not humorous towards

the students.

2 the teachers do not listen to the

student's ideas

3 teachers give more punishment in

the class.

4 hesitant to ask the teacher for

detailed information.

5 lack of opportunity to meet teachers.

6 teachers show socio-economic status

on students.

7 lack of communication between

teacher and student

8 monotonous (boring or tedious)

teaching style by the teacher.

9 not enough discussion in the class.

10 the teacher is fast and does not use

blackboard legibly.

11 not able to grasp the subject matter.

12 inadequate subject knowledge of the

teacher.
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LACK OF TIME AND MATERIAL

The lack oftime and material allows…

1 teachers make too many extra

demands on students.

2 unable to complete the assignment

on time.

3 not enough discussion in the class.

4 incomplete and confusing study

material.

5 eleventh hour preparation for the

examination.

6 inadequate laboratory and library

facilities.

LOW SELF-ESTEEM

The students have a low self-esteem

because of…

1 poor interest in some subjects.

2 progress reports to parents.

3 lack of concentration during study

hours.

4 difficulty in remembering all that was

studied.

5 worrying about the examination

6 lack of self-confidence

7 worry about results after

examination.

8 not knowing how to prepare for the

examination.
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9 lack of assertiveness(confidence) in
the class

10 slow on getting along with the

curriculum.

11 exam papers are tough and not

valued well.

12 lack of fluency while speaking the

language other than mother tongue.

13 difficulty in public speaking

14 examination syllabus is too heavy in

some subjects.

15 unable to discuss academic failure

with parents.

16 not able to grasp the subject matter.