Students' Learning Styles, Gender And Their Interaction Effect On Retention Of Geography Concepts :- C.N Agbaegbu

C.N Agbaegbu | 9 pages (1977 words) | Journal Articles / Papers

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of Students' Learning Styles, SLS, (Cooperative, Competitive and individualistic) and gender, as well as, the combined effect of the two independent factors on the retention of geography concepts. Three hypotheses guided the study. The sample consisted of373 Senior Secondary One (SSI) students randomly drawn from two secondary schools in Owerri Urban,Imo State. The study adopted a non-equivalent control group design. Data were collected using a 40-item, 5 options, multiple choice objective test drawn from two units of SS 1 geography Curriculum (FME, 1985). The psychometric properties of the test were duely established. Data were analysed using Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA), while post hoc multiple comparison test was carried out using the scheffe test. Result ofthe study indicated significant effects of SLS, gender and their interaction effect on the retention of geography concepts

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APA

C.N, A (2026). Students' Learning Styles, Gender And Their Interaction Effect On Retention Of Geography Concepts :- C.N Agbaegbu. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Apr 01, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/students-learning-styles-gender-and-their-interaction-effect-on-retention-of-geography-concepts-cn-agbaegbu-7-2

MLA 8th

AGBAEGBU, C.N. "Students' Learning Styles, Gender And Their Interaction Effect On Retention Of Geography Concepts :- C.N Agbaegbu" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 01 Apr. 2026, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/students-learning-styles-gender-and-their-interaction-effect-on-retention-of-geography-concepts-cn-agbaegbu-7-2. Accessed 01 Apr. 2026.

MLA7

AGBAEGBU, C.N. "Students' Learning Styles, Gender And Their Interaction Effect On Retention Of Geography Concepts :- C.N Agbaegbu". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 01 Apr. 2026. Web. 01 Apr. 2026. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/students-learning-styles-gender-and-their-interaction-effect-on-retention-of-geography-concepts-cn-agbaegbu-7-2 >.

Chicago

AGBAEGBU, C.N. "Students' Learning Styles, Gender And Their Interaction Effect On Retention Of Geography Concepts :- C.N Agbaegbu" Mouau.afribary.org (2026). Accessed 01 Apr. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/students-learning-styles-gender-and-their-interaction-effect-on-retention-of-geography-concepts-cn-agbaegbu-7-2

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