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