Cognitive Styles and Learning Strategies on Smart Learning Environment Effectiveness in Secondary School Mathematics Achievement

Temitope Oteyola; Kehinde Oluyemisi Akintitan

doi:10.51574/ijrer.v5i2.4626

Authors

Temitope Oteyola Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife
Kehinde Oluyemisi Akintitan University of Ilesha, Ilesha

Keywords:

Cognitive Styles, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Education, Smart Learning Environment

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of cognitive styles on the effect of locally developed smart learning environment on students' academic achievement in Mathematics in public secondary schools in Osun State, Nigeria. It also investigated the influence of students' learning style preference on the effect of the smart learning environment on students' academic achievement in the subject. The study adopted the pretest posttest control group quasi experimental design. The population of the study comprised all senior secondary school students in Osun State, Nigeria. One hundred and fifty SS II students were selected using a multistage sampling procedure. Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT), Cognitive Style Inventory (CSI), and Learning Style Inventory (LSI) were used for data gathering. Analysis of data showed no significant difference (F (1,107) = 0.06; p = 0.81) in the influence of cognitive styles on the effect of the smart learning environment. The results showed a significant difference in the influence of learning strategies on the effect of the smart learning environment on students' academic achievement in Mathematics (F (2,143) = 4.933; p = 0.008). The study concluded that a well-designed smart learning environment can enhance students' academic achievement in Mathematics irrespective of their cognitive styles, preferred learning style and sex.

Author Biography

Kehinde Oluyemisi Akintitan , University of Ilesha, Ilesha

Lecturer at the Department of Educational Technology, University of Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria

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