LEARNING STYLES AS A PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE.

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to examine learning styles as a predictor of academic performance among secondary school students in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State. The specific objectives of this study are examine the learning styles possessed by computer science students in secondary school in Ethiope East Local government Area, Delta State; determine the extent to visual learning style influence male and female academic performance of secondary school students in Ethiope East Local government Area, Delta State, reveal the extent to auditory learning style influence male and female academic performance of secondary school students in Ethiope East Local government Area, Delta State and ascertain the extent to which kinesthetic learning style influence male and female academic performance of secondary school students in Ethiope East Local government Area, Delta State. The data for this study was collected through primary and secondary sources. The primary data source includes: field work, questionnaire, and personal observation. Whereas, the secondary data source includes textbooks, research projects, formal articles and electronic media. The data obtained from the field were gotten with the aid of questionnaire administration on learning styles as a predictor of academic performance among secondary school students in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State. A total of 120 respondents were selected from four secondary schools in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. The hypothesis stated was rejected after the testing. Base on the findings, the researcher recommended that computer Science teachers should be encouraged to teach the subject with the appropriate learning skills irrespective of qualification and teachers should encourage their students to adopt the existing learning styles.