A Study on Cognitive Styles and Personality in Relation to Science Achievement of Rural Secondary School Students, 2016

Abstract

Every citizen of the modern world sees countless manifestations of science and students need to achieve optimally.

The objectives, content and achievements shape the cognitive levels of students. Critical thoughts, quality attitudes and learning opportunities are to be matched for personal development.

Cognitive styles encompass the higher mental processes of human beings. Science has contributed in bringing about changes in thinking attitude, aptitude, creativity and interest. Science education plays a vital role in its development.

The classroom teachers should manage differently abled children in improving their academic achievement.Human memory is not a single vessel to be filled but rather a complex set of interrelated cognitive factors. Hence the variables are considered as important factors in school guidance and counseling.