Influence of Self-Regulated Learning on Students’ Achievement in Literature in English in Senior Secondary Schools in Ife North Local Government Area, Osun State

Abstract

This study investigated influence of self-regulated learning on students’ achievement in Literature in English in senior secondary schools in Ife North Local Government Area, Osun State. Ife North Local Government Area, Osun State was selected for the study, because students in the area are familiar with self-regulated learning. It adopted the survey research design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select five senior secondary schools from public secondary schools in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State. Forty SSII students were randomly selected from each school, making a total of 200 students. In all, 200 SS II students participated in the study. Two instruments were used for data collection: Questionnaire on Self-Regulated Learning (r=0.76) and Literature in English Achievement Test (r=0.74). Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, percentages and pearson product moment correlation. Findings of the study revealed a weighted mean of 2.74 which is greater than the threshold of 2.50. Also, there was a significant positive relationship between self-regulated learning and students’ achievement in Literature in English (r = .541; p=.000<.05). Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that students should not allow their level of self-regulated learning of Literature in English to decrease. Government should organise seminars and workshops for teachers on methods, strategies and techniques of teaching Literature in English. Students should adequately engage with the prescribed Literature in English texts and not just teachers’ notes or commentaries on the texts that will not give them in-depth knowledge of what is in the recommended texts. Teachers should encourage students more on the usage of self-regulated learning in Literature in English to improve their performance in the subject. Parents should provide the prescribed literary texts and necessary materials for their children.