Relationship between Cognitive Styles and Emotional Status of Primary four Pupils with Aphasia in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined relationship between cognitive styles and emotional status of primary four pupils with aphasia in Sokoto State. The population targeted for this study consists of all primary four pupils in Sokoto state which is 9,369. Multi-stage sampling techniques was used to arrive at the sample. Four stages of sampling techniques were employed to arrive at the sample of 69 pupils using purposive sampling and screening using Language Screening Test. The instruments used for data collection were adopted version of Language Screening Test (LAST), adopted version of Group Embedded Figure Test and adopted version of Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (short version). The reliabilities of the standardized were re-established using test re-test method of establishing reliabilities in two schools in Sokoto metropolis and the reliabilities index realized were Language Screening Test (0.71), Group Embedded Figure Test (0.80) and Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (0.89). The data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The result revealed that: there was weak, positive and no significant relationship between field dependent cognitive styles and emotional stability among others. Finally, it was recommended among others that; Pupils with aphasia should be encouraged to have holistic and global perception towards problems and develop their extrinsic motivation to enable them stabilized their emotion and catch up with their peers.