International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)   Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 12 | Page No.: 53-57 Attitude of Students towards Stuttering in Secondary School in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria Ukwuije, Chinedu Kelechi. PhD Abstract: Stuttering means having difficulties in rhythm, sound, syllable, word and phrase repetitions, or flow of speech cut in the form of extension or block form. The study investigated the attitude of students towards stuttering in secondary school in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area IN Rivers state. The sample of 200 students was used from 8 selected secondary schools in the Local Government Area. Stratified random sampling technique was used and the instrument for the study was a questionnaire tagged "Attitude of Students towards Stuttering (ASTS)". The data collected were analyzed with mean and standard deviation for research questions, while the hypotheses were tested with independent t-test statistics. The study found out that attitude of students significantly influence stuttering in secondary school in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, and it also revealed that there is negative relationship and negative stereotype towards students who stutter. Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers and students should give the student time to speak and maintain eye contact while they were talking to you. No-one likes to be interrupted or have others finish their sentences or look away mid-sentence.