Browsing by Author "Igbo, Happiness Ihuoma"

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    Relationship Between Test Anxiety And Academic Achievement Of Undergraguate Students Of Nasarawa State University Keffi
    (Department of guidance and counselline, Nasarawa State university keffi, 2018-08-04) Ayuba, Iya Haruna; Igbo, Happiness Ihuoma
    This study investigated the relationship between students of \a.\arawa State University. Keffi. The lest anxiety among the students, its relationship with tlxh difference in the relationship in terms of gender and their level * of study. .-I population of 260 students composed of 100 and 200 level students of guidance and counselling unit, d sample of SO and 100 students were selected from both levels. Two research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The design off he study was correlation research design. Statistics used included '’frequence counts and percentages. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and independent t-test statistics. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement of students. While gender was not a significant factor, level of study significant in the relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement. The study therefore recommended amount others that guidance counsellors at the beginning of every anide students on how to he committed to their studies in order to avoid examination Co tcs' and academic achievement of /v.u ai\ tu . ' '
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    SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KEFFI MUNICIPAL AREA OF NASARAWA STATE
    (Department of Educational Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2016-08-08) Igbo, Happiness Ihuoma; Mayange, Levi Terzungwe
    This study examined school violence and psychosocial adjustment ofsecondary school students in Keffi Municipal Area of Nasarawa State. Two hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive survey design was employed. A sample of 388 Senior Secondary School Students from a population of 41,301 were selected through multistage sampling technique. Data was collected through researcher made instrument titled “School Violence and Adjustment Questionnaire (SVAQ) ”. Chi square statistics was used to analyze the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The study found out that physical violence and verbal violence have significant influence on psychosocial adjustment of students. Based on the findings, the study recommended that psychologists, counsellors and educational administrators should make sure that relevant facilities are made available for adjustment of victims of school violence. This can be done by the use of individual counselling, group counselling, personal social guidance and preventive t counselling.
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    Trainers' Entrepreneurship Programme of University of Maiduguri: Implications for Students' Empowerment Perception of the
    (Department of guidance and counselline, Nasarawa State university keffi, 2018-04-07) Ayuba, Iya Haruna; Joseph, Hamsatu Pur; Igbo, Happiness Ihuoma
    This study assessed entrepreneurship training program in the University of Maiduguri with reference to its nature, trainers' perception, material and human resources available, and the time span within which training is completed. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A Likert type questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of os = .75 was designed by the researchers and used for data collection. Eighteen trainers were randomly selected to respond to the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation). The findings revealed that entrepreneurship programme in the University of Maiduguri is compulsory and in compliance with government's demand, material and human resources for the program are inadequate when compared with the large number of students involved. The time allotted for entrepreneurship training is only 3 months hence, considered too short to empower students meaningfully