Abstract:

Shyness which is a behavioural problem has had so much negative effects on the overall well-being of students both academically and socially. In other to reduce the problem of shyness in students, the researcher in her study investigated the effects of modelling technique on shyness among junior secondary school students in Benin Metropolis of Edo State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. A Quasi-experimental design pre-test, post-test non randomized control group was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the sample of 61 shy students out of a population of 327 identified shy students. All the two groups were pre-tested and post-tested using Shyness Personality Scale (SPS) designed by Akinade (2012) and it is a standardized instrument. Data collected for the study were analysed using mean and ANCOVA. Results obtained from the study indicated that modelling technique was effective in reducing shyness among junior secondary school students. Also modelling technique was effective in reducing female junior secondary school students’ shyness. The effect of modelling technique on shyness among junior secondary school students was significant. The researcher recommended among others that modelling technique be adopted as effective treatment strategy in helping students with shyness so as to enhance their performance both academically and socially.