A low-anxious test taker is able to focus greater attention on the tasks required of them while taking the test, while a high-anxious test taker is focused on their internal self, and the anxiety they are feeling. Anxious test takers do not perform adequately on the test as their attention is divided between themselves and the test. Therefore, students with high test anxiety are unable to focus their full attention on the test.
A low-anxious student can concentrate more on the tasks during a test than a high-anxious student who is preoccupied with internal feelings and anxiety. High-anxiety test-takers struggle because their attention is divided between themselves and the test content. Therefore, students experiencing high levels of test anxiety are unable to give their full concentration to the exam.