Benue State University, Makurdi

EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDY SKILLS TECHNIQUES ON SCHOOL FAILURE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ZARIA EDUCATIONAL ZONE

Zarah Ladi Adamu
(Department of Psychology, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria +2347062663826, uchoaondoaver@yahoo.com)

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of study skills techniques on school failure among secondary school students in Zaria Educational Zone. Four hypotheses were formulated to guide this investigation. The population was drawn from 49 public secondary schools in Zaria Educational Zone which cut across five Local Government Areas of Kaduna State with a sample size of 100 students. The study employs a quasi-experimental design involving pretest and post-test design, in which were assigned to study skills treatment techniques. The researcher used random sampling technique in the five schools. The instruments used for data collection was School Failure Assessment Scale Revised (SFASR) designed by Cruz (2009). Data were analysed using mean, standard deviation and independent t-test. Findings indicate that, significant effect exist in the effectiveness of study skills technique between treatment and control group (t=17.308, p=0.000). This implies that study skill technique of time management, reading, note-taking and study period procedures are effective in reducing school failure between the treatment and control group (t=13.999, p=0.000). There is a significant effect of study skill technique of home work between treatment and control group (t=4.577, p=0.000). This implies that study skills technique is effective between treatment and control group on gender (t=6.126, p=0.000). Based on the findings, it was recommended that psychologists and counsellors should be encouraged to use various study skills training in order to reduce school failure among secondary school students.

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