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Influence Of Gender And Mode Of Study On Examination Anxiety Among Undergraduates
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In education,
there is a common measuring scale the method, or the process of
evaluating the understanding and proficiency of a student in what he or
she learns within a given time interval. The evaluation may be in two
forms viz: formative or surmative education. The formative process is
done during the instruction, while the surmative is done at the end of
the course of the instruction. Therefore, a systematic procedure for
measuring a sample of behavious is examination.
In school
environment, one of the most arousing stimuli examination, and all signs
of nervousness are observed among some of our students, but these signs
seems to disappear as soon as exams are over.
This is mostly seen
when the students did not prepare very well for the examination, or when
they are given examination by surprise. They find it very difficult to
concentrate on their work.
Some will start sweating on their palms,
as well as other parts of their body. A close watch on some students,
one may see them dropping things like books, rulers and bags on the
ground, which some will hit their legs on tables, chairs etc. All these
are believed to be manifestations of examination anxiety (Wind, 2000).
This has also Lead to the reduction in our standard of education, for
instance, some of the secondary school students, who are too anxious
about examination will fail an exam and to avoid this frustration, which
will affect the student image or regulation, they will resort to
examination malpractice (Cheating) in order to scale through. Not
because they are unintelligent, or that they did not prepare well for
the exam, but because they are afraid to fail the exam.
The
manifestation of examination anxiety differs, depending on the
individual, students and the subjects, some students may enjoy
calculations and dislike or avoid any subject that involves a lot of
grammar or writing, while others may enjoy subjects with a lot of
grammar and writing, and hate calculations.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]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, whi ... Continue reading---
