EFFECTIVENESS OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUE IN REDUCING EXAMINATION ANXIETY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

Authors

  • Florence Adeoti Yusuf Art and Social Sciences Education Department, Osun State University,
  • Irene A. Durosaro Department of Counsellors’ Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35386/ser.v11i2.323

Keywords:

Effectiveness, Relaxation Technique, Reducing, Examination Anxiety, Students

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of relaxation technique in reducing examination anxiety among secondary school students. A pre-test, post-test control group design was used in the study. Twenty-four SS III students within Osogbo metropolis participated in the study. They were purposively assigned to two groups: the treatment and control group. A validated instrument titled “Test of anxiety inventory” was administered to the two groups before and after the experiment programme. Analysis of covariance and Duncan Multiply Range Test were used to analyse the data. Results showed anxiety among students’. Based on the findings, in training education curriculum and that school counselor should employ Relaxation technique in assisting students to cope with examination anxiety.

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Published

2020-09-07

How to Cite

Yusuf, F. A., & Durosaro, I. A. (2020). EFFECTIVENESS OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUE IN REDUCING EXAMINATION ANXIETY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA. Sokoto Educational Review, 11(2), 237–247. https://doi.org/10.35386/ser.v11i2.323