Background Academic achievement was seen as a symbol of social status and provided avenues for further education. The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between accommodating learning style and academic achievement of secondary school students in Kamwenge District, Uganda. Methodology This study employed a descriptive, correlational and crosses- sectional survey design. The quantitative technique provided detailed numerical analysis of the research problem and investigated the relationship between the research variables. Respondents comprised of 265 students (s4), 58 teachers, 04 head teachers and 05 Education administrators within Kamwenge District. Results 55.3% of the respondents were male while 44.7% were female. The correlation between accommodating learning styles and academic achievements among secondary students in Kamwenge District was 0.634 indicating a moderately strong positive correlation between accommodating learning styles and academic achievements among secondary students in Kamwenge District. The p-value (Significance) being less than 0.05 indicates that this correlation is statistically significant, suggesting that it is unlikely to have occurred by chance. The coefficient for accommodating learning style (B1) is 2.329, indicating that for each unit increase in accommodating learning style, there is an associated increase of 2.329 units in academic achievements. The R Square value of 0.34 suggests that approximately 34% of the variance in academic achievements can be explained by accommodating learning style in this model. Conclusions Accommodating and kinesthetic learning styles demonstrate stronger positive correlations with academic achievements compared to audio learning style. Recommendations Secondary schools and Ministry of Education should develop individualized learning plans for students based on their identified learning styles.
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