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Relationship between learning styles and examination anxiety of students at

secondary level

1.2 Objectives of the study

The objectives of the study will be to:

1. Find out Learning Styles of students at secondary level.

2. Find level of the exam anxiety of students at secondary level.

3. Find out relationship between learning styles and exam anxiety of students at secondary

level.

4. Find out which learning style best predict examination anxiety.

5. Find out relationship between learning styles and demographic variables (locality) of

students.

6. Find out relationship between examination anxiety and demographic variables (locality) of

students.

1.4 Research Questions

1. What are learning styles of students at secondary level?

2. Is there any difference between Learning Styles of students at secondary level?

3. Is there any difference between exam anxieties of students at secondary level?

1.5 Hypotheses

The following hypotheses formulated for present study:

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Ho1.There exist no significant relationship between Learning Styles and examination

anxiety of students at secondary level.

Ho2.There exist no significant relationship between learning styles and demographic

variables (locality) of students at secondary level.

H03.There exist no significant relationship between exam anxiety and demographic

variables (locality) of students at secondary level.

1.7 Theoretical Frame work

The theoretical framework of the current study is based on the learning styles theory by

Kolb &Kolb,(1984) and Honey and Mumford (1986) and examination anxiety of students. It is

thought that students have considerations while taking an examination. The considerations may

include the fear or uncertainty that a student feels when taking an exam (Harris & Coy, 2003).

More over students have different learning styles. So there may be any relationship between

specific learning style and examination anxiety of students. As test anxiety is a psychological

issue, tests are used as educational assessments that require an examination of learning of

students with respect to particular learning styles.

1.8 Delimitations of the Study

1. Govt. Secondary schools

2. Only two districts Mianwali and Bhakkar ,of Punjab, Pakista

1.9.1 Population of the Study

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All male and female students studying in public sector schools of Punjab, Pakistan will

constitute the population of study. Data will be collected from secondary level students enrolled

in 10th grade studying in public sector schools of province Punjab, Pakistan.

1.9.2 Sample of study

Sample will be collected using multistage sampling technique. Two districts including

Mianwali from northern Punjab and Bhakkar from southern Punjab will be randomly selected.

Out of 244 secondary schools (152 schools for boys having 10265 students and 92 Secondary

schools for Girls with 5165 students)100 schools will be selected through stratified random

sampling technique according to Fowler’sample size table(creswell,2012).Out of these school’s

400 students (264 boys and 136 girls) will be selected using systematic random sampling

technique(Kothari,2009).

District High Schools Total Stratified Random sample 0f schools

Boys Girls

Mianwali 81 49 244 100 schools

(66 boys+ 34 Girls)

Bhakkar 71 43 Systematic random sampling of students

Total students 10265 5165 264 boys+136 Girls= 400

1.9 .3 Instrumentation

To answer the research questions and hypothesis, data will be gathered by using two

instruments.
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1) Although Examination anxiety scales are available but Researcher, with the help

literature review will develop examination Anxiety Scale for measuring examination

anxiety in Pakistani context.

2) The Honey and Mumford learning styles questionnaire (1986) with four subscales

(activist, reflectors, theorists, pragmatists) consisting of 40 items based on five point

likert scale will be modified for using it at secondary level

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Relationship between learning styles and examination anxiety of

students at secondary level

Ph. D (STED)

AFROZ JAN

BN837488

SUPERVISOR

DR.MUNAZZA AMBREE
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Signature of student Signature of Supervisor

SECONDARY TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

ISLAMABAD

2020