Author(s)

Kamoru Olayiwola Usman¹, Kamoru Abiodun Sabitu^2*

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Nigeria.

²Department of Science Education, School of General Studies Education, Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo State, Nigeria.

Corresponding Author

Kamoru Abiodun Sabitu

ABSTRACT

This study examined the impact of home environment and learning style on the students’ academic achievement in secondary schools in mathematics in Oyo town, Oyo state, Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of all secondary school students in Oyo Town, Oyo State, Nigeria. Ten (10) public secondary schools were randomly selected for the study with 20 respondents chosen from each school, resulting in a total sample of 200 students. SS2 students were used for the study. Three instruments were used for the study i.e. Questionnaire on the Home Environment, Questionnaire on Learning Styles and Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) with reliability coefficients 0.91, 0.89 and 0.88 respectively. The instrument were given both face and content validity by experts in the field of mathematics education and evaluation. Four research questions guided the study. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The finding revealed that there is no significant linear relationship between home environment and students’ academic achievement in mathematics; that the learning styles do not significantly affect students’ academic achievement in mathematics; that there is a statistically significant positive relationship between the parental participation and home environment; and that students' learning style and their degree of mathematical achievement are substantially related. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Schools should organize workshops and seminars to educate parents on the importance of their active involvement in supporting their children's language learning, particularly in Mathematics. 

KEYWORDS

Home environment, Learning style and Academic achievement, Mathematics

CITE THIS PAPER

Kamoru Olayiwola Usman, Kamoru Abiodun Sabitu. Home environment, learning style and academic achievement of secondary school students in mathematics in Oyo Town, Oyo State, Nigeria. World Journal of Educational Studies. 2025, 3(1): 16-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/wjes3029.

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