Study Habits and Skills: Factors of Performance and Aspirations among Grade Six Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

People say "Education is a greatest treasure that can achieve." Education is all around us. Education is everywhere. It is not just about the lesson that can get in schools and textbooks; it is also the lessons of life. It givesus knowledge and changes us into something better. It builds the character of a person. In short, excellent education leads to the success in life.

METHODS

The study employed descriptive method, which describes pupil's attributes with emphasis on age, gender and parent's occupation, pupil's aspiration and performance, study habits, study skills. The researcher utilized the questionnaire as the major tool in gathering data from Grade Six pupils of Crossing Elementary School, Calamba City.

RESULTS

The findings indicated that pupils developed and molded by their parents or guardians to have good attitude and interest. The respondents perceived study skill in terms of time management and environmental awareness is "often practiced." The perceived level of study skills in terms of preparation and reading skill the findings indicated "sometimes practiced”. While in note-taking, writing, numeracy, and computer literacy is indicated by the verbal interpretation of "often practiced". The mean level of performance of the respondents reflects that the pupils are "fair" in their academic performance. The mean level of pupils’ aspiration in terms of values formation the verbal interpretation indicated "often aspired for " and the mean level of aspiration in terms of socio - economic development and physical development indicated the responses to be "always aspired for”. In the test of correlation between person-related factors and pupils' aspiration, it showed that under personal qualities it has a significant relationship to Science, Math and Filipino. Significant between aspiration and study habits and study skills-related factors, between pupil's performance and study skill only mathematics is established with significant relationship, in study habits -related factor only science has significant relationship.

DISCUSSIONS

It is necessary for a pupil to develop study habits and skills. As a teacher, we have to engage the pupils in different activities that will help them develop their study skills and habits even constantly. The teacher and parents may coordinate with one another for the follow up activities that will be given to their child. In the form of homework or community services.