Effects of Self-Monitoring on Examination Phobia of Computer Science Students in Nigerian Colleges of Education

Abstract

The study focused on effects of self-monitoring on examination phobia of computer science students in Nigerian Colleges of Education. Based on the purpose of the study two researchers questions were formulated and one hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. True experimental researchers design was adopted for the study. Voluntary sampling technique was used to compose a sample of 60 computer science students used for the study. The instruments for data collection were Student Examination Phobic Traits Identification Questionnaire (SEPTIQ) and Examination Phobia Manifestation Scale (EPMS) developed by the researchers. The internal consistency reliability coefficient was determined for both the Students' Examination Phobic Traits Identification Questionnaire (SEPTIQ) and the Examination Phobic Manifestation Scale (EPMS) using cronbach alpha and reliability estimates of 0.73 and 0.95 respectively were got. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation while the hypothesis was tested at P < 0.05 level of significance using ANCOVA. Results showed that computer science students exposed to treatments using self-monitoring had significant reduction on their examination phobia manifestation than those not exposed. Gender is not a significant factor influencing the manifestation of examination phobia. Based on the above findings, discussions were made. The educational counselling implications of the findings were highlighted. Subsequently, conclusion and recommendation were proffered.