Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2007

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of recreational activities on the elimination of state-trait anxiety of the students who will take the SBS Placement Test

Atilay Birturk1
  • Atilay Birturk1
  • 1Kocaeli University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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and Elif Karagun2*
  • and Elif Karagun2*
  • 2Kocaeli University, School of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Recreation, Umuttepe, 41380, Kocaeli, Turkey
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  •  Received: 15 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 March 2015
  •  Published: 10 April 2015

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