Effectiveness of Planned Teaching about Knowledge regarding study related Stress and Coping ability among Higher Secondary Students in A Selected Junior College

Of the study To assess the level of knowledge regarding study related stress and coping ability among higher secondary students, assess the effectiveness of planned teaching about knowledge regarding study related stress and coping ability among higher secondary students and also to determine the association between the level of knowledge regarding study related stress and coping ability among higher secondary students with their selected demographic variables. This study was based on quantitative approach.

The population was higher secondary students in selected junior college. The sample consisted of 50 students (11^th and 12^thstandard-science stream). The inclusion criteria were: (a) according to academic stress scale who were having study related stress students in junior college. (b) Both male and female students of junior college (science stream), (c) Students willing to participate in the study. The tool was self-structured knowledge questionnaire. Based on the objectives and the hypothesis the data were analyzed and by using various statistical tests i.e. percentage, mean, chi square and standard deviations‘t’ test. The level of significance set for testing the hypothesis was at 0.05.

The findings show that the calculated‘t’ value was 17.85 for knowledge regarding study related stress and coping ability. The calculated‘t’ value was much higher than the tabulated value. Hence, it was strongly interpreted that the planned teaching regarding study related stress was effective. So, the H1 was accepted.