Causes Of Academic Anxiety Among Tertiary Institution Students
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN METROPOLIS OF KWARA STATE]

Research Hypotheses
    The following research hypotheses based on the following, research questions will be formulated and selected in the study.
(1)    There is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State on the basis of gender.
(2)    There is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State on the basis of type of institutions
(3)    There is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State on the basis of marital status.
(4)    There is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State on the basis of age.
(5)    There is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State on the basis of mode of residence.
(6)    There is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State on the basis of religion.

Purpose of the study
    The main purpose of the study is to find out the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State.
    Also, the study intends to investigate the influence of students’ gender, type of institutions, marital status, age, mode of residence, school location among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State on their academic related anxiety.

Significance of the study
    The pressure to succeed and excel in the academic is much on students, hence during academic pursuit; students of tertiary institutions are anxious and tend to take to how to curb the anxiety.
    The data from this study would of immense benefit in the sense that it might provide useful information to lecturers, the students, parents and the members of the society in general.
    More so, the students would be of great benefit greatly since, whenever they have examination or academic related anxiety, they adjust to the moderate level of anxiety. Lecturers, or teachers would create the awareness to the students before given any test or and examination to them and lecturers or students should attend conferences, workshops and seminars for new knowledge on how to reduce anxiety of the students (during any interrogation on academic pursuit or programme). Then, the school counsellor would be able to counsel the students on the awareness of the strategies to use whenever they are aware that their level of anxiety is high. So also, the school administrators should organize seminar and make policy on how to handle the students’ anxiety.
    Finally, the ministries of education should embark upon routine inspectors to schools, and anchor meeting at different occasions either quarterly or monthly so that, this will guide the students, teachers or lecturers and others in order to reduce the students’ academic anxiety. Parents should allow the students or words to move a their own rate or interest, they should not impose anything on the students and the school administrators should organize or create time for Parents Teachers Association in the school to help both the parents and the students interest, so, these groups of people would benefit immensely from the study and it will also help the psychologists who are directly or indirect involved in the students’ activities especially with anxiety generated and to be adjust to anxiety level.
    Lastly, this research work would also pave way for further researches on academic pursuit in tertiary institutions in Kwara State in particular and in Nigeria as a whole.
Scope of the Study
    The respondents in this study will be the students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State. These tertiary institutions include: University of Ilorin in Central Senatorial district. Ilorin, Kwara State College of Education, Lafiagi in North Senatorial District, Ilorin, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State College of Education Oro, in South Senatorial district. The reason for using these tertiary institutions is to cover the three senatorial districts in Kwara State.