The Influence of Learning Styles on Achievement in Physics of Senior Secondary School Students in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBabajide, V.F.T.
dc.contributor.authorAmosu, J.A.M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-19T12:42:38Z
dc.date.available2022-01-19T12:42:38Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractDifferent studies on the teaching and learning process have established students' different and unique ways of learning. Many researchers agreed that learning materials should not just reflect the teaching methodology, but should be designed for all kinds of students and all kinds of learning styles. This study adopted the survey research design to investigate the influence of learning styles on the achievement of secondary school students in physics. The population of the study consisted of all secondary school physics students in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State of which a sample of 191 physics students of intact classes in the five schools randomly selected from the population. Two research instruments which are Index of Learning Style (ILS) by Felder - Silverman (1988) and Physics Achievement Test (PAT) were used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of 0.75 was established for physics achievement test and 0.67 for the Index of Learning Styles using KR-20. Five research questions guided the study. Data collected were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation, paired sample t-test, independent sample t-test and descriptive statistics. The results showed that the learning style, age and gender have significant influence on students' achievement in physics. Visual and active learning are the predominant learning styles in physics classrooms and it was recommended that teachers/ instructors need to diagnose and identify students learning styles taken these diverse learning styles into considerations and design instructional methods that take care of those diversities and remain sensitive of such during the instruction process.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBabajide, V.F.T. Amosu, J.A.M. (2017). The Influence of Learning Styles on Achievement in Physics of Senior Secondary School Students in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State. African Journal of Educational Research, 21(1 & 2), 19-29p.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1596-5953
dc.identifier.issn0303-3872
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10550
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Arts and Social Sciences Education, Department of Early Childhood and Educational Foundation and Department of Science Mathematics and Technology Education, University of Ibadanen_US
dc.subjectLearning Stylesen_US
dc.subjectAchievementen_US
dc.subjectPhysicsen_US
dc.subjectSenior Secondary School Studentsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleThe Influence of Learning Styles on Achievement in Physics of Senior Secondary School Students in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos Stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
The Influence Oof Learning Styles on Achievement in Physics of Senior Secondary School Students in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State.pdf
Size:
6.96 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Full text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Science and Technology Education- Scholarly Publications