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Influence Of Gender And Mode Of Study On Examination Anxiety Among Undergraduates
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This study investigated the influence of gender and mode of study on examination anxiety among undergraduates. 77 regular students (37 males and 40 females) and 53 mature students (28 males and 25 females) were sampled. The sample were randomly selected from the population of both mature and regular students of Enugu State University of Science and Technology. The age range of the mature students were between 35 – 54 years with a mean age of 47 years and standard deviation of 6 years, while that of the regular students is between 19 – 26 years with a mean age of 22 years, and standard deviation of 4 years. 15 item questionnaire with likert 5 response format was used 2 x 2 factorial design was adopted while two way ANOVA statistics was used for data analysis. Findings revealed that a significant influence of gender on examination anxiety exist among undergraduates F, (1, 126) = 11.8 p< .01. And a significant influence of mode of study on examination anxiety exist also among undergraduates F, (1, 126) = 48.9 p < .01.There was a significant interaction influence of gender and mode of study on examination anxiety among undergraduates f (1, 126) = 2565.5 p < .01.Findings of the study were discussed, and recommendations were also made.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Most times,
pressure from parents, teachers and environment contribute to this
problem of examination anxiety. Parents and teachers mount so much
pressure on these students to ensure that they perform better in their
examination, but at a point, these students get too anxious about the
exam and how they will perform, and the consequences of failing an
examination. The resultant effect being that the over-anxious student
will now perform very poorly in the examination. The environme ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Most times,
pressure from parents, teachers and environment contribute to this
problem of examination anxiety. Parents and teachers mount so much
pressure on these students to ensure that they perform better in their
examination, but at a point, these students get too anxious about the
exam and how they will perform, and the consequences of failing an
examination. The resultant effect being that the over-anxious student
will now perform very poorly in the examination. The environme ... Continue reading---
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