Effects Of Rational-emotive Behavior And Systematic Desensitization Therapies On Ss1 Students’ Test Anxiety In Government Senior Secondary School, Township, Jos-nigeria

ABSTRACT  The study examined the effects of Rational-Emotive Behaviour and Systematic Desensitization therapies on SS1 Students‟ test anxiety in Government Senior Secondary School, Township, Jos. This was motivated by the increasing incidence of mass failure of students in West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This anxious state seems to make students fear examinations and engage in malpractices. The study examined the following variables associated with test anxiety such as: self-concept, self-efficacy and willingness to engage in exami…