Research Article

Cognitive Styles and Gender as Predictors of Students’ Achievement in Summary Writing in Selected Secondary Schools in Ibadan, Nigeria

Table 3

Relative contribution of independent variables on students’ achievement in summary writing.

Predictor variablesUnstandardized coefficientStandardized coefficientRanktSig.
Beta (β)Std. errorBeta (β)

Constant0.5025.5548.430.000
Students’ gender0.3710.0350.2582nd6.580.000
Students’ cognitive style0.4650.0350.3241st7.130.000

Significant at alpha level.