CORRELATIONAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF STRESS ON PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN KWARA STATE

Ibrahim Ali Allafiaji

Abstract


This study examined the Impact of Stress on Pre-Service Teachers’ Academic Achievement in Kwara State. The design adopted for the study was correlational type of survey design. However, 384 students, both male and female were purposively chosen for the study using random sampling technique. Two instruments were used for data collection. They are; Pre-Service Teachers Stress Questionnaire (PTSQ) and Pre-service Teachers Academic Performance Scores (PSTAPS). The research instruments were duly validated by experts and have reliability coefficient index power of 0.87 and 0.84 respectively. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used in the test of the null hypothesis postulated by the study. the study found that that significant relationship exist between stress and academic achievement of pre-service teachers in Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin (r= -0.810, p=0.000). In the light of the foregoing, it is recommended among others that the college academic environment should be made conducive by improving on classrooms for lectures and amenities such as light, strong and uninterrupted internet connectivity and water supply system.

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Academic Achievement, Stress, Impact, Pre-Service Teachers, Correlation.

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