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Causes Of Academic Anxiety Among Tertiary Institution Students
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN METROPOLIS OF KWARA STATE]
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Thus, age does not significantly affect the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions.
Thus, age does not significantly affect the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions.
Hypothesis five stated that there is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions on the basis of mode of residence. The hypothesis was accepted.
By implication, students mode of residence (whether on or off campus) do not significantly differ in their perception of the causes of academic related anxiety. Ezenwa (2006), equally did not significantly differ in their perception of the causes of academic relate anxiety. Ezenwa (2006), equally did not find any significant difference among university students and anxiety on the basis of mode residence.
Hypothesis six stated that there is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institution on the basis of religion. The analysis variance (ANOVA) result revealed that the hypothesis was accepted.
Conclusion
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions are draw.
(1) Academic related anxiety is caused by various factors vis-a-vis psychological, social, economic and environmental.
(2) The most frequent causes of academic related anxiety have to do with difficult transportation system, negative self concept (inferiority complex) and inadequate fund to cope with “campus requirementsâ€.
(3) That there is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institutions on the basis of gender.
(4) That there is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety among students on tertiary institutions in Kwara State on the basis of types of institution.
(5) That 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.
(6) That 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.
(7) That there is no significant difference in the cause of academic related anxiety among students of tertiary institution in Kwara State on the basis of mode of residence.
(8) That 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.
Implication of the Findings
The findings of the study bring to fore some crucial information that requires the attention of the parents, lecturers, counsellors, school administrators, government and non-governmental agencies.
The study revealed that tertiary institution students in Kwara State of learning had some academic anxiety, which requires the attention of stakeholders in the field of education.
Recommendations
The findings of this study pose some challenges to counsellors. Therefore, school counsellors and counsellor educators should provide guidance services to tertiary institution students in order to assist them to manage effectively with their level of anxiety during the academic pursuit guidance services should not be limited to mere provision of information to tertiary institution students but should include preparing them for further challenges and the positive way out.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT Anxiety is a state of emotional or physical disturbances induced in a person by a real or imagined threat. It is a state of tension, uneasiness, worry or apprehension about what has happened and or will happen. Anxiety is characterized by feeling of frustration, anger, rejection, sadness, despair, hate, depression, confusion, worthlessness and dilusionent. The total of three hundred (300) respondents would be selected from the institution to participate in the study. Instrum ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]APPENDIX University of Ilorin Institute of EducationFaculty of Education Department of Counsellor EducationCauses of Academic Related Anxiety Questionnaire (CARAQ)Dear Respondents, This information gathered will be used purely for research purposes. Please kindly respond objectively to the items in the questionnaire. The information supplied will be treated with utmost confidentiality. Thus, you do not need to write your name. Thank for your cooperation. SECTION A: (PERSONAL INFORMATION)Instru ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Distribution of respondents based on Gender Table 2: Distribution of respondents’ based on institution Table 3: Distribution of respondents based on marital status Table 4: Distribution of respondents based on age Table 5: Distribution of respondents based on mode of residence Table 6: Distribution of Respondents based on Religion Table 7: Mean and Rank order of respondents on the causes of academic related Anxiety Tabl ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Approval Dedication Acknowledgements Abstract Table of Contents List of Tables CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the study Statement of the problem Research questions Research Hypotheses Purpose of the study Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Operational Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWOREVIEW OF THE LITERATURE REVIEWEDIntroduction Nature and meaning of anxiety Concept of Academic Anxiety Theories of Anxiety Types of Anxiety ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Thus, education is taken as the most important means of developing human resources for national development. This accounts for their reason why the Federal Government of Nigeria made it clear in the National Policy on Education, that education is an instrument per Excellence for effective development (FGN, 1988). Hilgard and Artikinson (1995) noted that people experiencing anxiety are strongly motivated to do something to alleviate discomfort through the various unconscious defence mechan ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 10 ]Uncertainty has been observed as one of the causes of anxiety, Ashaolu (2001), when one did not know what is expected, not knowing the best course of action to make, not knowing what will happen and when there is uncertainty about one’s education in studies. The environment has been observed to elicit of the environment is perceived as threatening thus the weather, heat, can arouse anxiety. Hilgard and Alkinson (1995) observed that a noisy environment could arouse anxiety. They mai ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Psychometric properties of the Instrument Reliability of the Instrument Best (1981) described reliability as the consistency demonstrated in a test score over a period of time. Reliability of a test is therefore, the degree or precision and consistency to which an instrument measures a construct. Oladunni (1996) described reliability as consistency of a measurement of an instrument over a period of time. A reliable instrument measures consistently a testee’s performance under varyi ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 9 ]Hypothesis ThreeThere is no significant difference in the causes of academic related anxiety employed by students of tertiary institution in Kwara State on the basis of age. Table 10 reveals that the calculated t-value is .59 while the critical t-value is 1.96. Since the critical t-value of 1.96 is greater than the calculated t-value of .59 at 0.05 alpha level of significance the null hypothesis is accepted. Thus, there is no significance difference in the causes of academic related anxiety amon ... Continue reading---
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