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)

Source: Field survey (2021)