Academic Anxiety of the Students During COVID-19, Assam, India- A Situational Analysis

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the conventional way of teaching and learning methods of educational institutions. The COVID-19 situation and online method have increased the pressure of academic activity that contributed towards the development of academic anxiety of the students.Objective:The goal of this study is to determine the level of Academic Anxiety among secondary school students in both private and government schoolsand also to compare the academic anxiety of the boys’ and girls’ students.Method:A total of 200 secondary school students participated in this investigation. The data was gathered using an online survey.Results:According to the results of the study, 2.5 percent of students had extremely high anxiety, 20% had high anxiety, 46.5 percent had above-average anxiety, 21.5 percent had average/moderate anxiety, 7% had below average anxiety, and 2.5 percent had low anxiety. The study also discovered that there is existsno significant difference in the mean academic anxiety score between males and girls in secondary school.Conclusion:The outbreak of Covid-19, unfortunately, brought undesirable consequences to people around the world, especially young students. It has negatively affected the students. The parents and teachers need to develop the potential intervention and appropriate strategy to help the students.