School Anxiety as a Correlate of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Kitui County, Kenya
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2024-02
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International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
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This study intended to examine students' school anxiety, as a predictor of students' academic achievement.
The primary objective was to ascertain the existence of a correlation between school anxiety and academic
achievement. Social cognitive theory (Albert Bandura, 1989), was used to guide this study. The research used an ex
post facto research design, and was conducted in Kitui County, Kenya. This research targeted the entire form three
students in government sponsored schools in Kitui County in 2023. The sample consisted of 400 students in form
three who were chosen from 10 different schools. The schools and participants were selected through purposive and
stratified sampling procedures. Simple random technique was also used. Examination records served as a tool for
measuring students' academic achievement. Piloting of the study was done using 20 form three students in schools
within Kitui County. The study used descriptive and inferential statistical procedures to analyze the data.
Specifically, it used Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, Multiple regression. School anxiety had a
significant negative relationship with academic achievement (r (386) = -0.24, P< 0.05). This study may benefit
educational policymakers by providing them with insights on developing educational practices that make a school a
more pleasant environment for its students.
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Muimi, D. M., Mutweleli, S., & Ireri, A. (2024). School anxiety as a correlate of academic achievement among form three students in Kitui County, Kenya. Research Publish Journals, 12(1), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10604589