Effects of Behavioural Rehearsal Technique on Test Anxiety Among Secondary School Students in Orlu Lga, Imo State, Nigeria

Chinyelu Nwokolo*, Ada Anyamene, Nnanemere Gideon and Juliana Akuezuilo
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Chinyelu Nwokolo*: Department of Guidance and Counselling Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Ada Anyamene: Department of Guidance and Counselling Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Nnanemere Gideon: ST Stephens Church, Abba,Nwangele Lga Imo State, Nigeria
Juliana Akuezuilo: Department of Guidance and Counselling Faculty of Education,Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018, vol. 4, issue 10, 134-139

Abstract: Test anxiety is considered to be one of the most common and widespread emotions, with a large number of the student population suffering from excessive and overbearing levels of it. This study investigated the Effects of Behaviour Rehearsal Technique on Test Anxiety among co-educational secondary school students in Imo State. Five research questions guided the study and five hypotheses were tested at the level of 0.05 level of significance. The study was a quasi experimental research. The population for the study comprised one thousand one hundred and twelve students (1112). The sample for the study was seventy (70) students with test anxiety. Puposive sampling was used in selecting two schools in the area of the study. Test Anxiety Inventory was used in selecting thirty five (35) students each from the two sampled schools making it a total sample of 70respondents. Mean was used in answering the research questions, while analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used in testing the null hypotheses. The result revealed that behavior rehearsal technique was effective in reducing secondary school students’ test anxiety. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among others that Behaviour Rehearsal technique should be utilized by Guidance Counsellors in reducing test anxiety among secondary school students in the state and the nation in general.

Keywords: Effects; Behaviour rehearsal technique; Test anxiety; Students. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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