Study Habits and Academic Performance of Grade 11 General Academic Strand at Naic National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

During the past few years, students who maintain good study habits are becoming fewer and fewer because social activities become more important rather than staying at home and study. In this study, we observed that many of the students are having a hard time to maintain and develop good and effective study habits. According to Rabia (2017) in her study entitled "A Study on Study Habits and Academic Performance of Students" study habits contribute significantly in the development of knowledge and perceptual capacities. Therefore, it is assumed that there isa significant relationship between study habits and academic performance of the students.

METHODS

METHODSDescriptive survey correlational research design was used in the study. Seventy-seven Grade 11 General Academic Strand students from Naic National High School responded to the study habits and academic performance scale that was revised from the study of Yoganda reddy Indla and Dr. Yamini Devulaplly. The data collected from the scale undergo quantitative analysis to obtain the results.RESULTSMost of the General Academic Strand students perceived a very satisfactory level of study habits. Also, the study reveals that as the level of study habits of a student decreases, it also affects his/ her mean academic performance and vice versa. In addition, our study shows that there is a significant difference existing between study habits and academic performance when respondents are grouped according to their study habits. The findings of this study also showed that practicing an effective study habits is very crucial in the academic life of the students.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the crucial importance of study habits in the academic life of every student. It also implies that having an effective and well-develop study habits is a must in order for the students to have a high academic performance.