Causes, Effects and Management of Science Anxiety among Senior High School Students in Old Tafo Municipality of Ghana
Table 1.
Extent of Science Anxiety among Students
| Statement | Mean | Std. Dev. | | I cannot learn science no matter how much I study | 1.99 | 1.33 | | I get stressed just when entering the class if it is science | 3.09 | 1.38 | | I do not have the self-confidence for learning science | 1.98 | 1.29 | | I feel uncomfortable when I enter the laboratory | 1.94 | 1.29 | | I feel desperate when tackling science problems | 2.53 | 1.39 | | Everybody but me understands science | 2.18 | 1.38 | | I am afraid of not passing because of the science course | 2.36 | 1.42 | | I do not feel that I have the competence to solve the questions related to science | 2.24 | 1.42 | | I am not anxious about problems related to science because I do not like science | 2.15 | 1.35 | | I become nervous when I have to do science homework | 3.13 | 1.44 | | I do not answer in science class even if I know the answer in case my friends make fun of me | 3.01 | 1.54 | | I become nervous when solving science problems | 3.08 | 1.24 | | I am afraid of being in low position in science courses | 3.11 | 1.65 | | I am not afraid of anything as much as science examinations | 2.76 | 1.53 | | I am not interested in scientific activities | 2.05 | 1.33 | | I have to study science when watching TV or even when there are people talking in the room | 2.52 | 1.56 | | The attitude of the teacher in the science classes makes me anxious | 3.10 | 1.48 | | It always makes me anxious that science is a compulsory course in the curriculum | 2.36 | 1.39 | | I usually sleep in the science class when I go to bed late or cannot sleep well | 2.20 | 1.44 | | I am worried in case the teacher asks me questions in the science class | 3.03 | 1.41 | Source: Field survey (2021)
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Source: Field survey (2021) |