Effects of parents expectations on test anxiety: An assessment for 12nd grade students in high school

This dissertation examines the relationship between expectations and attitudes of parents and test anxiety of 12nd class high school students. This study has consisted of six sections. The first section is about the entry of the dissertation and second and third sections are about conceptual pedestals which are related to exam anxiety, expectations of parents. Other sections are about research, findings, conclusion and discussion and also suggestions. Within the scope of this dissertation, a research has been carried out in Istanbul / Bahçelievler. Participants who have attended to the research were private and governmental high school students who have studied at the 12nd class in high school in 2015 – 2016 academic year. In the research Parent Attitudes Inventory has been used to measure parents' expectations. Also Test Anxiety Inventory has been used to determine the levels of test anxiety of students. Additionally Personal Information Form which was prepared by the researcher have been applied.to determine demographic features of participants Findings have demonstrated that, attitudes of parents have largely effects of test anxiety of students. Moreover according to findings of the research it can be asserted that family construction perceptions of students as democratic, bossy, irresponsible, protective, apathetic and careless have influences of test anxiety of students as a significant variable. It has seen that family construction perceptions of students are not differentiate according to education levels of parents and also findings has pointed out that family construction perceptions of students are not differentiate according to income level of family.