INFLUENCE OF LEARNING STYLES VISUAL, AUDITORY, AND KINESTHETIC (VAK) ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT'S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN GOMBE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF GOMBE STATE.

ABSTRACT This study investigated the Influence of Learning Styles (VARK) on Senior Secondary School Student's Academic Achievement. The study sample consisted of 378 Chemistry students randomly selected from a population of 6,815 Students comprises of 4,071 males and 2,744 females drawn from 17 public secondary schools in Gombe town, Gombe state. An instrument called visual auditory and kinesthetic learning style assessment questionnaire (VAKQ) with the reliability index of 0.77 was adopted for the study. A proforma was used to obtained students previous term scores. Expo facto design was adopted for the study. Three research questions were answered using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation, one null hypotheses was ANOVA statistics at alpha =0.05 (p = .201 > 0.0), the null hypothesis is not rejected. The following major findings were made: there is no statistically significant difference in Chemistry academic achievement across the different learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) among the students. On the basis of these findings some recommendations were made, one of which is Teachers should incorporate a mix of visual aids, verbal explanations, and hands-on activities in Chemistry lessons to address the diverse learning preferences of students.