STUDY HABIT AND TEST ANXIETY AS CORRELATES OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AKURE SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Abstract
The study examined the influence of study habits and test anxiety on academic performance of
secondary school students in Akure South Local government Area of Ondo State. Three
research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive
survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of
some selected secondary school students in Ondo State, while the sample for the study
comprised of 95 secondary school students in Akure South Local government Area of Ondo
State. A self-developed questionnaire titled “study habit and test anxiety as correlates of
academic performance of secondary school students in akure south local government area” was
used to collect data from the respondents. The findings of the study indicated that there is a
significant relationship between the students’ study habit and academic performance, and that
there is no significant relationship between test anxiety and academic performance.
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