Test Anxiety as a Predictor of Secondary School Students’ Achievement in Computer Studies in Delta State

The study investigated test anxiety as a predictor of secondary school students' achievement in computer studies. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlation design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 11, 789 senior secondary year two SS2 students offering Computer studies in Delta North Senatorial district of Delta state. A sample of 600 students obtained using multi stage sampling procedure was involved in the study. The instrument for data collection was Test Anxiety Questionnaire TAQ validated by lecturers in Departments of Science Education and Educational Foundations, from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The reliability of the instruments were established using Cronbach Alpha which yielded coefficient values of 0.77. Data were generated for the study through the administration of the instruments with the aid of five research assistants. The data obtained were analyzed using simple and multiple linear regressions. The findings of the study revealed that 0.6 of the variance in computer studies achievement was predicted by students' test anxiety. Also, achievement in computer studies was significantly predicted by test anxiety. It was recommended that school teachers should ensure to cover the scheme of work at the appropriate time, to enable students study them in sequential order and in a way that will enable prepare for test. This should be done to reduce the study load that result in cognitive overload and test anxiety. Imene, Akpoguma Lugard | Prof. A. M. Osuafor "Test Anxiety as a Predictor of Secondary School Students' Achievement in Computer Studies in Delta State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd56250.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/56250/test-anxiety-as-a-predictor-of-secondary-school-students'-achievement-in-computer-studies-in-delta-state/imene-akpoguma-lugard