ABSTRACT
This study investigated the influence of
cognitive styles on student academic achievement and interest in chemistry in
Abia State. The design of the study was expost facto research design. Six
research questions were answered and six null hypothesis tested at 0.05 level
of significance in the study. The related literature for the study was reviewed
under three subheadings; conceptual framework, theoretical framework and
related empirical studies. The conceptual framework reviewed were; concept of
chemistry as a secondary school subject, concept of cognitive styles, academic
achievement of chemistry students and interest in teaching and learning
process. The theoretical framework reviewed for the study were; Anderson’s
Cognitive Development Theory and Personality Trait Theory. The related
empirical studies reviewed were study on cognitive styles and achievement in
sciences, study on gender and achievement in sciences, study on gender and
interest in sciences and study on interactive effect of gender, cognitive
styles and academic achievements of science students. The population of the
study was 7,833 public senior secondary two (SSII) students in Abia State. The
sample was 303 (123 boys and 180 girls) students from six intact classes of six
public coeducational secondary schools in Ohafia education zone in Abia State.
Three instruments were used for collection of data; grouped embedded figure
test were used to group the student into different cognitive styles; dependent
and independent cognitive styles; chemistry achievement tests and Chemistry
Interest Scale. The instruments were validated by three experts one in
measurement and evaluation, two in chemistry education of MOUAU. The reliability
coefficients of the instruments were 0.72 and 0.89 respectively. Research
questions were answered using mean and standard deviations while the hypotheses
were tested using t-test and analyzing of variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of
significant. Findings revealed that, there is no significant difference between
the mean achievement scores of field dependent and field independent cognitive
style students in chemistry; there is no significant difference in the mean
interest response of field dependent and field independent cognitive styles in
chemistry among other things. It was concluded that the knowledge of cognitive
styles of students in classroom during teaching and learning of chemistry will
help in increasing student’s achievement and interest. Based on this, it was
recommended among other things that chemistry curriculum should be planned in
such a way that the cognitive styles of students will be monitored by the
teacher. The education authorities should encourage chemistry teachers and
teacher education instruction to make cognitive style part of the curriculum
content. This will help in effective teaching and learning which helps students
to achieve high and develop more interest in chemistry.
CHIBUISI, N (2024). Influence of Cognitive Styles on Secondary School Students Academic Achievements and Interest in Chemistry, in Abia State:- Chibuisi, Blessing N. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-cognitive-styles-on-secondary-school-students-academic-achievements-and-interest-in-chemistry-in-abia-state-chibuisi-blessing-n-7-2
NGOZI, CHIBUISI. "Influence of Cognitive Styles on Secondary School Students Academic Achievements and Interest in Chemistry, in Abia State:- Chibuisi, Blessing N" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 30 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-cognitive-styles-on-secondary-school-students-academic-achievements-and-interest-in-chemistry-in-abia-state-chibuisi-blessing-n-7-2. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
NGOZI, CHIBUISI. "Influence of Cognitive Styles on Secondary School Students Academic Achievements and Interest in Chemistry, in Abia State:- Chibuisi, Blessing N". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 30 Apr. 2024. Web. 24 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-cognitive-styles-on-secondary-school-students-academic-achievements-and-interest-in-chemistry-in-abia-state-chibuisi-blessing-n-7-2 >.
NGOZI, CHIBUISI. "Influence of Cognitive Styles on Secondary School Students Academic Achievements and Interest in Chemistry, in Abia State:- Chibuisi, Blessing N" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 24 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-cognitive-styles-on-secondary-school-students-academic-achievements-and-interest-in-chemistry-in-abia-state-chibuisi-blessing-n-7-2