Anxiety as Correlate of Academic Performance Among Secondary School Students in Ogu/bolo Local Government Area, Rivers State

This study examined anxiety as correlate of academic performance among secondary school students in Ogu/Bolo local government area of Rivers State. Correlational design was employed in the study. The population of the study comprising students from Government Secondary School, Ogu., Government Technical College, Ele-Ogu and Community Secondary School, Bolo in Ogu/Bolo LGA. Cluster sampling technique and simple random sampling technique were used to select 400 respondents from the population. The instrument used for the study was a structured questionnaire designed to measure anxiety in students. Based on the results, obtained it was revealed that there is a significant negative relationship between test anxiety, cognitive anxiety and academic achievement of secondary school students in Ogu/Bolo local government Area. Secondly, weak positive relationship exists between social anxiety and academic performance of secondary schools. The researcher therefore recommends that the conditions under which these tools are administered should be treat-free but socially bias (the learner can face his/her reality with a relaxed mind-set).