Classroom Anxiety Measure
This instrument can be used to measure a student's anxiety in the classroom. It is based on
Richmond's Situa onal Communica on Apprehension Measure. You can expect an alpha reliability
on this measure of about .90.
Direc ons: This form is composed of statements students have used to describe how they feel in
their classroom. A er each statement, indicate the number that best describes how you generally
feel while a ending class. There are no right or wrong answers. Work quickly and circle your first
impression. Please indicate the degree to which each statement applies to you by marking whether
you:
Strongly Disagree = 1; Disagree = 2; Neutral = 3; Agree = 4; Strongly Agree = 5
_____1. I feel apprehensive.
_____2. I feel disturbed.
_____3. I am peaceful.
_____4. I feel relaxed.
_____5. I feel uneasy.
_____6. I feel self-assured.
_____7. I feel fearful.
_____8. I feel ruffled.
_____9. I am jumpy.
_____10. I feel composed.
_____11. I am insecure.
_____12. I feel sa sfied.
_____13. I feel safe.
_____14. I feel flustered.
_____15. I am cheerful.
_____16. I feel happy.
_____17. I feel dejected.
_____18. I feel pleased.
_____19. I feel good.
_____20. I feel unhappy.
SCORING: To compute your scores, add your scores for each item as indicated below:
Recode BOLDED ques ons with the following format:
1=5
2=4
3=3
4=2
5=1
A er you have recoded the previous ques ons, add all of the numbers together to get your
composite Classroom Anxiety score.
Score should be between 20 and 100.Scores of 80 and above indicate high classroom anxiety; Scores
of 25 and below indicate low test or evalua on apprehension; Scores between 26 and 79 indicate
moderate test or evalua on apprehension.
Source:
Richmond, V. P., Wrench, J. S., & Gorham, J.(2001).Communica on, affect, and learning in the
classroom. Acton, MA: Tapestry Press.
