EFFECTS OF ART THERAPY ON EXAMINATION ANXIETY AMONG STUDENTS IN STAFF MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL OF BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The study investigated the effect of art therapy on examination anxiety among students in staff model secondary school of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. 60 subjects, 30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group were drawn purposively from SS I and SS II students. Test anxiety checklist with reliability index of 0.76 and satisfactory content and face validity was employed. The design of the study was quasi experimental in which test anxiety checklist was used in identifying the subjects of the study. Two research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data were collected and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study showed that Art therapy was effective and significant in reducing examination Anxiety. The study further revealed that the differences in effectiveness of Art therapy in reducing examination anxiety on gender level are not significant. Based on the findings of the study, the implications of the findings were highlighted and recommendations and suggestions for further studies made. It was recommended, among others that Art therapy should be utilized by guidance counsellors in reducing examination anxiety among Secondary School Students in the state and the nation in general.