The Relationship between Student's Activities and positive Thinking, Speaking Anxiety among Educational Qualification Students at Al-Azhar University.

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1 1Specialization in mental health, Faculty of Humanities, Al-Azhar University

2 2Specialization in Curriculum and Teaching Methods, Faculty of Humanities, Al-Azhar University

Abstract

    The aim of this research is to examine the reality of student's activities, obstacles to practicing them so as to identify the correlation between practicing student activities, and positive thinking and speaking anxiety among students of Al-Azhar educational qualification. To achieve this objective, the analytical descriptive approach was prepared besides the questionnaire for student activities, and the scales of positive thinking and speaking anxiety prepared (by researchers). The research tools were applied for a random sample (145) male and female students. Results of the research indicated that there is a positive correlation between practicing activities    and positive thinking. The study also concluded that there is a negative correlation between practicing activities and speaking anxiety, in addition to a negative correlation between positive thinking and speaking anxiety among the study sample.
 

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