Ihuoma, Chinwe (2019)

This study examined the effect of two psychological strategies; Self-statement modification and Relaxation technique on the reduction of the test-anxiety level of fresh students of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). A quasi-experimental design was adopted. The 66 subjects who scored highly on the test anxiety questionnaire were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Two research questions were formulated and answered using descriptive statistics. Two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance, using t-test statistics. The result showed that a combination of the two therapeutic methods was quite effective in reducing the anxiety level of the students. The scores of the control group did not differ significantly at pre and post treatment measures which shows that the change that occurred in the experimental group was as a result of therapy. It was recommended that fresh students be availed such therapeutic services right from inception at college so as to put them on the right pedestal for academic success.