AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEST ANXIETY, SELF ESTEEM AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

AKINLEKE, W.O (2012) AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEST ANXIETY, SELF ESTEEM AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS IN NIGERIA. International Journal of Computer Applications, 51 (1). pp. 47-50. ISSN 0975 – 8887

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to discover how test anxiety and self esteem affect academic performance. Two hundred and fifty randomly drawn final year National Diploma (NDII) students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro were involved in the study. They were given two questionnaires that took between forty and forty five minutes to complete. The study was carried out in a classroom environment during regular school hours. After collecting information from the students through questionnaires, their comprehensive Grade Point Averages (GPA) in previous year were also collected. This GPA data were then compared to the scores obtained from the questionnaires. This study discovered that overall, low anxiety students had higher GPAs than high anxiety students and that there is a positive relationship between self esteem and academic performance. The implication of the findings were that stakeholders in education should formulate policies that help students to cope with anxiety and also initiate programs that will assist the process of learning and mastering challenges as such would result in higher academic achievement

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Miss Ayomikun Ogunbadejo
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2020 11:38
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2020 11:38
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/669

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