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APPENDIX 1
To
The Director Admissions,
University of Peshawar.
Subject:

PROVISSION OF GENDER-WISE RECORED OF POST

GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR THE SESSION 2011-12

Sir,
It is submitted that I am a Ph.D. scholar, at I.E.R, University of Peshawar,
under the supervision of Dr. Arbab Khan Afridi. I am conducting research in the field
of Educational Psychology, under the title Anxiety prevalence and its academic
influences among university students.
Sir,
I have to collect data for the stated purpose from the students of the University
of Peshawar, for which I need the exact data of the enrolled students at masters
(final), in the running session.
It is requested that I may kindly be provided with the data of gender-wise
enrolled students at the University of Peshawar, for the session 2011-12.
Thanks

Yours obediently

Khisro Kaleem Raza

Ph.D. Scholar,
I.E.R.
University of Peshawar.

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APPENDIX 2
Overall Department-wise summary of enrolled students at University of
Peshawar, Session 2009 onwards

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APPENDIX 3
INVENTORY FOR ANXIETY PREVALANCE
AND ITS ACADEMIC INFLUENCES AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Note:
My name is Khisro Kaleem Raza and I am a Ph.D. scholar at Institute of Education
and Research, University of Peshawar. I am conducting research under the title
Anxiety prevalence and its academic influences among university students. I need
your kind support in this regard by filling the given questionnaire and providing the
correct information. It is composed of THREE parts and takes a total of about 10
minutes for responding. You are hereby requested to read each statement carefully and
provide the exact response on your behalf. For knowing your Anxiety level, you may
provide your email address.
I will be cordially thankful to you.
PART 1 (Demographic Information)
Name: (Optional) _____________________
Age: _____________
Gender (M/F):____________
Domicile (District):___________________
Financial Status (High/Middle/Low):___________
Department/Institute: _________________________
Hostel (Boarder/Non Boarder): ______________
Percent Score in last exam: _________
Email Address (Optional) _____________

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PART 2
Beck Anxiety Inventory
Below is a list of some common symptoms of anxiety. Please carefully read each item in the
list. Indicate how much you have been bothered by each symptom during the past week
including today, by placing an X in the corresponding space in the column next to each
symptom.
SYMPTOM

1. Numbness or tingling
2. Feeling hot
3. Wobbliness in legs
4. Unable to relax
5. Fear of the worst
happening
6. Dizzy or lightheaded
7. Heart pounding or racing

NOT
AT
ALL

8. Unsteady

9. Terrified

10. Nervous

11. Feeling of choking

12. Hands trembling
13. Shaky
14. Fear of losing control

15. Difficulty breathing

16. Fear of dying

17. Scared
18. Indigestion or discomfort

in abdomen
19. Faint
20. Face flushed
21. Sweating (not due to heat)

MILDLY

MODERATELY

SEVERELY

It did not
bother
me much

It was very
unpleasant
but I could stand it

I could barely
stand it

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PART 3
Correlates of Anxiety
Below is a list of some common feelings you may face. Kindly read each item
carefully and indicate your intensity of feelings by placing a in the
corresponding column next to each feeling.
SYMPTOM

NOT
AT
ALL

MILDLY

MODERATELY

SEVERELY

It did not
bother
me much

It was very
unpleasant
but I could stand
it

I could
barely
stand it

22. Uneasiness in classroom

23. Fear of surprise test
24. Burden of studying course
25. Less cooperation from friends
26. Disliking the teachers
27. Worried about the future
28. Discomfort due to examinations
29. Fear of failure
30. Harsh/Inadequate parenting

Thanks for Your Cooperation

(Khisro Kaleem Raza)

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APPENDIX 4
GRADE-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF PERCENT MARKS, UNIVERSITY OF
PESHAWAR

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APPENDIX 5
TABLE FOR DETERMINING SAMPLE SIZE FROM A GIVEN
POPULATION
N
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95

S
10
14
19
24
28
32
36
40
44
48
52
56
59
63
66
70
73
76

N
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
270

S
80
86
92
97
103
108
113
118
123
127
132
136
140
144
148
152
155
159

N
280
290
300
320
340
360
380
400
420
440
460
480
500
550
600
650
700
750

S
162
165
169
175
181
186
181
196
201
205
210
214
217
225
234
242
248
256

N
800
850
900
950
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
2200
2400
2600

S
260
265
269
274
278
285
291
297
302
306
310
313
317
320
322
327
331
335

N
2800
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
15000
20000
30000
40000
50000
75000
100000

Note: N is population size

S is sample size.
Krejcie, Robert V., Morgan, Daryle W., Determining Sample Size for Research
Activities, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1970.

S
338
341
246
351
351
357
361
364
367
368
373
375
377
379
380
381
382
384