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The study examined an assessment of the learning environments as variables influencing student’s academic performance in Ekiti state, Nigeria. The study specifically focused on the types of learning environments that influence students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Oye Local Government (LGA), Ekiti state, Nigeria. Three research questions and hypotheses guided the study. An ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. The study targeted all 16 public secondary schools, all 340 teachers, all 8,651 students and 16 secondary school principals in Oye LGA, Ekiti state. A sample of 32 teachers (2 teachers from each school) out of 340 teachers and 168 students totaling 200 respondents were randomly selected for the study. The Learning Environment and Students’ Performance Questionnaire (LESPQ) served as an instrument for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse research questions while hypotheses were tested using an independent sample t-test at a 0.05 alpha level. Analysis showed that (1) School environments influence students’ performance in public secondary schools to a great extent; (2) Home environments influence students’ performance in public secondary schools to a great extent; (3) School psychological environments affect students’ academic performance in public secondary schools to a great extent. It was also revealed that (4) There was a significant relationship between teachers and students on the influence of school environments on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools; (5) There was a significant relationship between teachers and students on the influence of home environments on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools; (6) There was a significant relationship between teachers and students on the influence of psychological environments on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools. It was concluded that school environments, home environments and school psychological environments are learning environments that influence students’ academic performance to a greater extent in public secondary schools in Oye LGA, Ekiti state. It was recommended that school management and parents should create improved learning environments to encourage students’ activeness in learning.
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