Genderand its Relationship to the Study Habits of Selected Grade 12 Students of Lucsuhin National High School SY 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Improving study habits are said to be one of the keys to gain academic success for students. Having the right study habits that fit students’ personality and role, of being male or female, really affects academic performance. This study is timely because most of the students nowadays are neglecting the importance of having the right study habits. Especially, this is important for grade12 students to have their own strategies in taking their preferred courses on their next journey for higher education, which is the college.

METHODS

Descriptive research design is used in conducting the whole study and simple random sampling is used to determine the numbers of respondents needed. One hundred forty students are administered to answer the questions given to them. This study was conducted in December 2018.

RESULTS

The study reveals that gender has a significant relationship with study habits. Female students preferred note-taking skills and that female student are more ethical in terms of frequency of attending lectures and improving academic performance. On the other side, male students excelled in time management, which is a unique form of self-regulation, in which people cycle through a process of goal establishment, planning, striving, and revision. It also showed that male students had a greater sense of duty and responsibility as they engage in their studies.

DISCUSSIONS

Gender has a big role in choosing the study habits of every student. Females excelled in note-taking skills and male students excelled in time-management. This research has few references; however, the literature can be connected to the results of the study. In the future, researchers must put more literature that the data can be interpreted easily.