INFLUENCE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE

Abstract

The study examined the influence of learning environment on mathematics achievement of secondary school students in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses formulated and tested at .05 level of significant guided the study. A correlational survey research design was adopted for the study. A simple random sampling procedure was used in selecting four hundred and sixty-two (462), Senior Secondary II (SS II) Mathematics students from eighteen selected schools in the Zone. Mathematics achievement scores were extracted from their school records and Mathematics Learning Environment Questionnaire” (MLEQ) were used for data collection. The MLEQ was adapted from Shamaki (2015) The instruments MLEQ was validated by three experts and tested for reliability using Cronbach’s alpha with the reliability indices of 0.83, 0.72, and 0.77 respectively. Data were analyzed using path analysis for the research questions and to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings of the study amongst others showed that physical environment, psychosocial environment and use of educational simulation games positively influenced the academic achievement of secondary school mathematics students. Based on these findings, it was recommended that teachers should be encouraged to embark on in- service training that will glare the facet of ICT enhanced education, thereby fostering achievement in mathematics.