“ACADEMIC ANXIETY AND PERFORMANCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY-CATEEL CAMPUS STUDENTS.”

Batchelor of Science in Criminology

Academic anxiety is a well-established, significant predictor of academic performance; students with high levels of anxiety are unable to perform at the best of their ability. This study utilized a quantitative descriptive-correlational research design and used two versions in gathering the data: first, a Likert scale survey questionnaire, and second, a general weighted average to measure the level of academic performance. The findings reveal that the overall level of academic anxiety among students is moderate, with an average score of 3.32, exhibited by high anxiety about evaluation, anxiety about being unattained, anxiety about failure, and anxiety about failing to graduate. Then, it exhibited moderate in terms of anxiety about social skills and self-confidence. Lastly, they exhibited low terms of dissatisfaction. However, in academic performance, the general weighted average of students has an overall mean of 2.35, exhibited by moderate. The variables in this study have a very weak negative linear relationship with the correlation coefficient of (r =-.043 p .453) identified between academic anxiety and academic performance, indicating that academic anxiety slightly increases, academic performance tends to decrease very slightly, but the relationship is almost negligible. The study concludes that students of Davao Oriental State University-Cateel Campus manifested moderate levels of anxiety that affected their academic performance. Based on the findings, the study recommends conducting a seminar in the community, particularly in Barangay, focusing on recognizing anxiety as a serious mental health problem, implementing a symposium in schools headed by academic institutions and administrators, implementing some recreational programs like sports that could promote community connectivity and involvement, and further research to explore the influence of academic anxiety for those college graduates who are taking their masters in their respective courses

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