There is widespread belief that test-taking ability is an influential component of academic success distinct from domain knowledge and comprehension. Most of today’s college students took many more tests over the course of their primary and secondary education than students of previous generations, and also participated in regular training to strengthen their test-taking skills. Although such training and experience should equalize students on any isolated test-taking ability, the present study reveals that the vast majority students in a college sample believe that students can simply be bad test-takers. Moreover, the majority of students believe that they themselves are bad test-takers, a perspective which is maladaptive in light of relevant research. Accordingly, the data show that students who identify in this way also tend to possess other maladaptive academic attitudes.

人们普遍认为，应试能力是学术成功的重要组成部分，与领域知识和理解能力不同。今天的大多数大学生在初等和中等教育过程中参加的考试要比前几代人多，并且还参加了定期培训以增强他们的应试技能。尽管这样的培训和经验可以使学生在任何孤立的应试能力上均等，但本研究表明，大学样本中的绝大多数学生都认为学生可以成为不良的应试者。而且，大多数学生认为他们自己是不好的应试者，这种观点根据相关研究是不适应的。因此，