Puerto Rico (PR) is among the US jurisdictions with the lowest passing rates on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), 2016, 2017). No prior studies have addressed this issue. To fill this gap, the authors conducted a survey among candidates to examine the factors perceived as…

Test anxiety which implies excessive worry about doing well on a test by students no matter the level can become a major hindrance on test performance and can cause extreme nervousness and memory lapses among other symptoms. This study x-rayed and investigated the level of test anxiety among students in tertiary institutions using Alvan Ikoku…

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the types of preparation that students used to prepare for the Texas Examination for Educators Standards (TExES) Examination. Specifically, this study was concerned with the different types of preparation methods that impact test scores based on gender, ethnicity, age and specialization. The…