The Efficacy of Two Group Counseling Programs in Reducing Test Anxiety among a sample of Male Students at Sultan Qaboos University

Abstract

This study aimed at developing two group counseling program; one based on the rational – emotive behavior therapy, and the second based on relaxation techniques, and investigating the effectiveness of these programs in reducing test anxiety among a sample of male students from the college of education at Sultan Qaboos University. The sample of the study consisted of 33 male students. It was randomly divided into three groups: two experimental groups, & one control group, each consisted of (11) students. The results of (ANCOVA) showed significant differences in test anxiety in favor of the two experimental groups compared to the control group (α = 0.05). These differences were also maintained through the follow up test. In addition there are no significant differences between the two programs.