PANIC ANXIETY AND PRIOR-MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENTS AS CORRELATES AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCES

Authors

  • Okoi. A. Okoi (MEd) Evening Programme Directorate, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri Nigeria
  • Lydia I. Eleje (MEd) Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria

Keywords:

Panic Anxiety, Prior-Mathematics Achievements (Mock), Correlation, Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination (Jssce)

Abstract

This study determines the correlates of panic anxiety and prior-mathematics achievements among junior secondary school certificate examination (JSSCE) in Nigeria.  Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study.  Expo-facto research design was adopted for the study. The sample consist of 630 students from a population of 6405 students. Test anxiety questionnaire (TAQ) that assesses students’ grades obtained from the JSSCE in Mathematics and students grades obtained from their prior-mathematics achievement (Mock exams) were the instruments used for the study. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation. Result of the study reveal that panic anxiety and prior mathematics achievement had a relative influence on student’s achievement in the examination. It was recommended that students should be exposed to anxiety reduction activities and that the JSSCE should be school based so that individual schools can handle it using teachers the students are already aquatinted with.

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Published

07-10-2023

How to Cite

Okoi. A. Okoi (MEd), & Lydia I. Eleje (MEd). (2023). PANIC ANXIETY AND PRIOR-MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENTS AS CORRELATES AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCES. International Educational Applied Scientific Research Journal, 3(3). Retrieved from https://ieasrj.com/journals/index.php/ieasrj/article/view/95

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2018): MARCH ISSUE, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH JOURNAL

Section

Articles