Abstract
The study examined the effectiveness of Study Skills Counselling Training (SSCT) in mitigating test anxiety among NCE students of the Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Two research questions, two objectives, and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A quasi-experimental design involving an experimental and control group was adopted. The population comprised 231 NCE I students drawn from eight departments. A sample of 40 students who exhibited the highest levels of test anxiety was purposively selected. Twenty (20) students were assigned to the experimental group, while the remaining twenty (20) constituted the control group for a six-week counselling intervention. Two instruments were employed for data collection: the adopted Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS) with a reliability coefficient of 0.79 for baseline assessment, and the adapted Galle, Atiku, and Bala (2020) Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) with a reliability coefficient of 0.88 for pre- and post-testing. Data collected were analyzed using t-test and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) with the aid of SPSS Version 27. The findings revealed a significant effectiveness of SSCT in mitigating test anxiety among NCE I students. However, there was no significant difference in the effectiveness of SSCT between male and female students. It was therefore concluded that study skills counselling training effectively reduced test anxiety, as evidenced by the significant decline in the mean scores of students after the intervention. The study recommended, among others, that SSCT should be adopted as a counselling strategy for reducing test anxiety among students.
2025-12-31
Vol. 2 Issue No. 1 December 2025
Articles
Effectiveness, study skill, counseling training, test anxiety
Vol. 2 Issue No. 1 December 2025
/ ArticleEFFECTIVENESS OF STUDY SKILLS COUNSELLING TRAINING IN MITIGATING TEST ANXIETY AMONG STUDENTS OF FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GIDAN MADI, SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA
MUHAMMAD, Sirajo
Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto State
sirajomuhammad@fcegm.edu.ng
ABBA, Bukar Usman
Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto State
SANI, Sirajo Muhammad
Department of Mathematics Education, Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto State