Anxiety and Study skills in Underachievers among High School Students
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2013
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From the MHI Girls' High School, Akraharam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, 300 students from VII, VIII and IX were screened for
underachievement on the basis of their Half Early Examination marks. Based on the marks, sixty underachievers were
identified. Case Study Schedule, Manifest Anxiety Inventory and Study Skill Questionnaire were administered on the
sample. Intervention involving Relaxation Training and Study Skills Training-were given to the sample for 5 sessions
continuously. Each session consisted of 20 minutes of Relaxation Training and 1 hour of Study Skills Training. The subjects
were instructed to follow Relaxation Training and Study Skills Training for 3 weeks. After 3 weeks, the subjects were
reassessed using the Manifest Anxiety Questionnaire and Study Skills Questionnaire. The marks scored by the sample in the
following Third Monthly Test were also recorded to note the improvement after the intervention. The resuits of the study
revealed that before intervention, half of the sample had very high anxiety. The difference in mean anxiety before and after
intervention was statistically significant at 0.01 ievels. Before Study Skills Training, the entire sample had unsatisfactory
study skills. The difference in mean study skills before and after intervention was statistically significant at 0.01 level. There
was a negative correlation between anxiety and study skills in the sample. There was a positive correlation between study
skills and academic performance and negative correlation between anxiety and academic performance in the sample. The
correlations were significant 0.01 levels.