COUNSELLORS’ PERCEPTION OF STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING EXAMINATION ANXIETY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AWKA EDUCATION ZONE OF ANAMBRA STATE
COUNSELLORS’ PERCEPTION OF STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING EXAMINATION ANXIETY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AWKA EDUCATION ZONE OF ANAMBRA STATE Uju Patricia Egenti Department of Educational Foundations Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State Tochukwu Henry Chidebelu Department of Educational Foundations Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State Keywords: Counsellors, Examination Anxiety, Study Training Skills, Rational Emotive Behaviour, Systematic Desensitization Abstract The study determined counsellors’ perception of strategies for reducing examination anxiety among secondary school students in Awka Education Zone of Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. The descriptive survey research design was utilized for the study. The population of study comprised 61 guidance counsellors in the 61 public schools in Awka Education Zone. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. ...