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The Effects of Sports Participation on High School Entrance Examination Candidates’ Attention Levels and Test Anxietye

Spor Katılımının Lise Giriş Sınavı Adaylarının Dikkat Düzeyleri ve Sınav Kaygısı Üzerindeki Etkileri

Fatih Ateş(Erzurum Technical University, Faculty of Sports Sciences)0009-0000-5510-2694
Eda Yılmaz(Erzurum Technical University, Faculty of Sports Sciences)0000-0003-4832-3792
Sevinç Namlı(Erzurum Technical University, Faculty of Sports Sciences)0000-0003-0958-6792
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926–954
Publication Date
2026-08-31
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According to the results of the study, it was determined that participation in sports had a positive effect on attention, while it increased test anxiety.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The High School Entrance Exam (LGS), which is used for the transition to secondary education in Türkiye, plays a decisive role in students’ academic placement processes.
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⚙️Variables:Sınav Kaygısı · Öğrenci · Dikkat

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The High School Entrance Exam (LGS), which is used for the transition to secondary education in Türkiye, plays a decisive role in students’ academic placement processes. It is frequently emphasized in the literature that such high-stakes, centralized examinations may increase students’ test anxiety. Therefore, students’ test anxiety are expected to be relatively higher. The demonstration of the positive effects of sports on attention and anxiety in many studies has led to an expectation that students who engage in sports will have lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of attention. This study was designed to examine the test anxiety and attention levels of students preparing for the LGS. This study, conducted using a quantitative research method, included a total of 320 students (140 female and 180 male) selected from private tutoring centers in Muş province who will take the LGS in 2025. The d2 Attention Test and the Test Anxiety Scale were used as data collection tools. The obtained data were analyzed using the SPSS 26, and parametric tests were applied in accordance with the results. According to the results of the study, it was determined that participation in sports had a positive effect on attention, while it increased test anxiety. It was found that male students were more successful in terms of sustaining attention and efficiency, whereas female students had higher levels of test anxiety and a greater tendency to make errors. In addition, it was observed that academically successful students also had higher levels of test anxiety. Overall, it was concluded that students who participated in sports had higher attention scores, lower error rates, and that there was a weak correlation between attention and anxiety.

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Türkiye’de ortaöğretime geçişte kullanılan Liselere Geçiş Sınavı (LGS), öğrencilerin akademik yerleştirme süreçlerinde belirleyici bir rol oynamaktadır. Literatürde, bu tür yüksek riskli merkezi sınavların öğrencilerin sınav kaygısını arttırabileceği sıklıkla vurgulanmaktadır. Bu nedenle öğrencilerin sınav kaygısı düzeylerinin görece daha yüksek olması beklenmektedir. Sporun dikkat ve kaygı üzerindeki olumlu etkilerinin birçok çalışmada ortaya konulmuş olması, spor yapan öğrencilerin kaygı düzeylerinin daha düşük, dikkat düzeylerinin ise daha yüksek olacağı yönünde bir beklenti oluşturmuştur. Bu çalışma, LGS’ye hazırlanan öğrencilerin sınav kaygısı ve dikkat düzeylerini incelemek amacıyla tasarlanmıştır. Nicel araştırma yöntemi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmaya, Muş ilindeki özel öğretim kurslarından seçilen ve 2025 yılında LGS’ye girecek toplam 320 öğrenci (140 kız, 180 erkek) katılmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak d2 Dikkat Testi ve Sınav Kaygısı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 26 programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiş ve sonuçlara uygun olarak parametrik testler uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, spora katılımın dikkat üzerinde olumlu bir etkisi olduğu, ancak sınav kaygısını artırdığı belirlenmiştir. Erkek öğrencilerin dikkati sürdürme ve verimlilik açısından daha başarılı oldukları; kız öğrencilerin ise daha yüksek sınav kaygısı düzeyine ve daha fazla hata yapma eğilimine sahip oldukları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca akademik olarak başarılı öğrencilerin sınav kaygısı düzeylerinin de daha yüksek olduğu gözlenmiştir. Genel olarak, spor yapan öğrencilerin daha yüksek dikkat puanlarına, daha düşük hata oranlarına sahip oldukları ve dikkat ile kaygı arasında zayıf düzeyde bir ilişki bulunduğu sonuçları tespit edilmiştir

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Ateş, F., Yılmaz, E., Namlı, S. (2026). The Effects of Sports Participation on High School Entrance Examination Candidates’ Attention Levels and Test Anxietye. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 55 Sayı: 2, 926–954. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1763540

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