EXAMINATION-RELATED STRESS, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, AND STUDENTS’ PERCEIVED TEST PERFORMANCE: A COMPARATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY AT GORI STATE UNIVERSITY AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY

Background: Examination periods can coincide with psychological stress, sleep difficulties, and uncertainty about academic performance. Students may continue to feel tense while waiting for results or further assessment, particularly when they are unsure how well they answered the examination questions. Objective: To describe students’ reported stress and sleep difficulties before and after examinations at Gori State University and European University, and to explore themes appearing in anonymous open-ended questionnaire responses. Methods: The study is described as a comparative questionnaire