THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY AND PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE

This research work examined the Relationship between Anxiety and Performance of Secondary School Students in Chemistry in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. A simple random sampling technique was used to draw the sample for this study. Seventeen items opinion questionnaire was developed and administered on 380 students. The questionnaire was validated by seasoned experts drawn from measurement and evaluation section of the Department of Science and Mathematics Education, Benue State University, Makurdi. The frequency and simple percentage were used for bio-data and mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while the t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The result revealed that anxiety has a significant impact on Students’ Performance in Chemistry in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. It was among others recommended that; this study should also be conducted in private sector single-sex schools as well as coeducational schools, so that there should be a comparison about the variables of the study for private and public sector students. The government and school proprietors should employ school counselors in all secondary schools to provide the necessary assistance to students in order to reduce student’s anxiety towards the learning of chemistry and teachers should be enlightened on the need to apply the knowledge of individual differences especially with regard to students coming from far distance.