EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP GUIDANCE AND BIBLIOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES IN REDUCING STUDY BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA

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2007-09
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ADISA, SALMAN ABDULWAHAB
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ABSTRACT Effective study habit is a way of reducing study behaviour problems among students and enhancing their academic performances. The study aimes at examining the effectiveness of group guidance and bibliotherapy techniques in reducing study behaviour problems among undergraduate students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The objective of the study include to determine the relative effectiveness of group guidance and bibliotherapy techniques in reducing general students study behaviour problems. To determine the impact of bibliotherapy and group guidance on students study behaviour patterns with respect to study aims, study approach and time management, the null hypotheses were stated and tested. There is no significant difference in the reduction of study behaviour problems between the students who have been exposed to bibliotherapy and group guidance (experimental group) and those who have not been exposed to bibliotherapy and group guidance treatment (control group) with respect to study aims. There is no significant difference in the reduction of study behaviour problems between male and female students who have been exposed to bibliotherapy and group guidance (experimental group) and those who have not been exposed to bibliotherapy and group guidance treatment (control group). There is no significant difference in the main scores of reduction of study behaviour problems of students of various faculties in Ahmadu Bello University who have been exposed to group guidance and bibliotherapy techniques. The population of the study was Nineteen thousand, five hundred and nineteen(19,519) registered undergraduate students on full-time programme in the institution. A sample size of three hundred and thirty six (336) randomly selected students responded to the instrument. The sample was made up of one hundred and seventy (170) experimental group and one hundred sixty-six (166) control group. The sample consisted of two (200) and three (300) hundred level students drawn from twelve (12) faculties of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The instrument used in collecting data for the study was Self Assessment Study Inventory (SASI) by Kolo (2002). It has three sections which are aims of study, study approach and time management. The Likert scale was used. The t-test and oneway analysis of variance (ANOVA) were two major statistical techniques used for data analysis. The major findings revealed that both group guidance and bibliotherapy techniques are effective in reducing students study behaviour problems and enhance their academic performance. The subjects treated with bibliotherapy and group guidance techniques (treatment group) have better control of their study behaviour problems than those who are not treated (control group). The result shows that there is no significant difference in the mean scores of reduction study behaviour problems of subjects in experimental group and control group in terms of their sex differences. Also among the students of various faculties, there were no significant difference in their mean scores with regards to their study Habit problems. There was significant differences in the mean score of the study habit problems among the various age groups of the students. Based on the findings of the study the following recommendations were made that bibliotherapy and group guidance techniques as a treatment of student study habit problems should be encouraged among counsellors in their treatment of students with such problems in University so as to enhance their 8 academic performance. It was also recommended that all faculties and institutes should have functional guidance and counselling units attached to them and be manned by trained guidance counsellors where students in need of assistance in their study habit skills and other related behaviour problems will be attended to. It is also recommended that the guidance counselor should organise group guidance or group counselling constantly on the effective way of study. Counsellors can give students assignment which would help the students to develop reading skills, time management techniques and also organising programmes such as orientations, workshops and symposium for students.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BEELO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA – NIGERIA.
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EFFECTIVENESS,, GROUP,, GUIDANCE,, BIBLIOTHERAPY,, TECHNIQUES,, REDUCING,, STUDY,, BEHAVIOUR,, PROBLEMS., AMONG,, UNDERGRADUATES,, AHMADU,, BELLO,, UNIVERSITY,, ZARIA.
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