• SREEJA A V

It is found that most of the students of tenth standard who are going to write the public examination are experiencing tension and anxiety regarding their public exams. Till then they are familiar with the term end examination conducted by the schools .Being a teacher working in coastal areas the investigator found that the children who are residing near the coastal area show less interest in studies and thereby increase the dropout of pupils in schools. Pupils were found to be annoyed and also they were really eager about how to study the 10 different subjects. So the investigator decided to conduct a study on the students of tenth standard appearing the public exams in Kasaragod district. The following tools will be used for the present study to assess exam anxiety, self assertiveness among tenth slandered students in coastal areas. Westside Test Anxiety Scale(2007) Validated by –Richard Driscoll, Ph .D American Test Anxiety Association. Rathus Assertiveness Schedule (RAS) (1973) by Spencer Rathus. Demographic data sheet: Demographic information sheet will be used to collect various demographic information about the sample Including age ,gender ,type of family. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness. The major findings of the study are the study was undertaken to know how far the exam anxiety and self assertiveness affect the tenth standard students when they write the public exam. The findings of the study may add to existing knowledge in this area and will be beneficial to understand these complicated variables. Results of the study will help to plans strategies and create awareness among children about exam anxiety and self assertiveness. The study may be conducted on different age groups and sex with different demographical backgrounds. Further study may conducted by using different designs other than those employed in this study. The researcher has great hopes and faith that who are approaching the public exam for their betterment and future progress. through this study it is noted that anxiety and self assertiveness are negatively related result of this research study is as follows. The measures of central tendency and variation like mean, median, mode, standard deviations and skewness of exam anxiety of students in coastal areas of Kasargod District show that the distributions are positive as more scores are lying of the right side of the distribution for exam anxiety and for self assertiveness. The result indicates that majority of the students on difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District with regard to type of family. There is no significant relationship between exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas of Kasaragod District. There is no significant gender difference in exam anxiety and self assertiveness among the tenth standard students in coastal areas. Female students have high self assertiveness.

Self assertiveness, Anxiety, Tenth standard, Coastal areas

"EXAM ANXIETY AND SELF ASSERTIVENESS AMONG TENTH STANDARD STUDENTS IN COASTAL AREAS OF KASARAGOD DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no.e733-e743, December-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312491.pdf

"EXAM ANXIETY AND SELF ASSERTIVENESS AMONG TENTH STANDARD STUDENTS IN COASTAL AREAS OF KASARAGOD DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no. ppe733-e743, December-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312491.pdf