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EFFECT OF
POOR STUDY HABITS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
The Study
habits of individual going through educational process are what will determine
the study skills such individual Would possess and invariably determine the
level of academic achievement or performance. Study habits call be categorized
Into either good or poor.
This study
was embarked upon to find out various causes and effects of poor study habits
on students’ academic achievement. I also embarked upon this study with the
hope to contribute suggestions and recommendations that would reduce these poor
habits to the barest minimum if not totally eradicated.
The
population was JSS 2 Students from one public school and two private secondary
schools chosen from urban and rural areas of the local government under study.
A total of
80 Students were randomly selected from the schools as the Population sample.
The research design for this study was survey, descriptive as questionnaire was
used to collect the necessary data.
The
instruments used to collect the data were:
1. Ten item questionnaire that sought
information on the socioeconomic status of the respondents.
2. 40 item questionnaire that sought
information on the study habits of respondents.
The data was
analyzed by the use of t.test Statistics Method. The study tested three
hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The analyses of the data collected
revealed that there is a significant difference in the study habits of students
attending rural and urban schools, private and public school and those from low
and high socio-economic background. The Study also revealed that there is no
gender difference in terms of Study habits.
Differences
revealed in the study habits of students from rural arid urban school, high and
low socio-economic background and high and low fees paying schools is a
challenge to the government. There is need to improve infrastructures in rural
areas, revamp the economic sector and reduce the general poverty level among
its citizens which is the common features in these three groups of variables
discussed above.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Study habit
has been defined and explained in different ways by many scholars. The ideas
that feature in all the works could give a summary which will make one define
study habit as a constant or consistent pattern of study which individual has
adopted over a long period of time. Study habit can also mean consistent,
systematic and conscious tasks aimed at acquiring specific knowledge items
meant to achieve certain goals.
The type of
study habits that an individual adopts will determine the study skills such
would possess. Therefore it is necessary to say that study habits can be a
desirable one (good) and undesirable (poor) one.
Desirable
study habits include:
(a) Giving prompt attention to assignment and
homework,
(b) Making up for lessons missed in school,
(c) Giving adequate attention to class room
-activities,
(d) Spending extra time at home to go through
class activities
(e) Seeking teachers assistance when
necessary
(f) Having high concentration level when
reading and
(g) Making use of textbooks and other
learning materials to Support classroom works while studying.
The opposite
of all that have been discussed above as desirable stud habits will
automatically mean undesirable Study habits.
I was
motivated to go into this study because of the rate at which students tend
towards undesirable study habits nowadays. The situation has degenerated to a
point where most students don’t bother to study in a way that can bring any
reasonable academic achievement in career. My experience as a teacher reveals
that most students don’t want to study judiciously again.
The effects
of poor study habits are glaring in the various f6rins of examination
malpractice being witnessed in various facets of educational system in Nigeria.
The standard of academic achievement by most students has dropped drastically.
Those students who are still Studying hard these days are children from
well-disciplined and Godly homes.
The effects
of poor study habits are glaring in the attitude and various activities or
students when writing externals examinations like WAEC, G.C.E., JAMB etc. These
examinations are highly characterized by examinational practice.
There has
been an increase in the level of poor study habits exhibited by students in the
recent times. A large proportion of students indulge in poor study habits
without due cognizance of the consequence of’ such habits on their future
achievement and the society at large.
Garuba
(1995) says education is a deliberate planned and systematic process of
effecting a permanent change in the behavior of human beings, which are
necessary-for full integration of such individual into the society. Anyone who
is not well educated cannot be fully integrated into the society. It means such
individual cannot contribute positively to his personal life and the society at
large. Such individual will even become a threat and nuisance to self and the
society.
Full
integration that can make individual to function meaningfully in the society
can only be a product of sound education.
An
individual who will be well integrated into the society must have good study
habits, which will make such individual achieve good and adequate education.
Anyanwu
(1987) stated that it is through education that the level of consciousness of’
individual and the society is raised. He further says that education equip
people with skills necessary for managing, sustaining and increasing the
quality of lives of individual and the society at large.
Education is
the development in itself and as such, focuses on how to manage or lessen
dependency on others and improve the condition of living of such individuals
says Lehart (1979).
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Poor study
habits means sub-standard study habits. Good Study habits are the only ways,
which through academic excellence could be attained. There is no short cut to
academic success than to study hard and appropriately. Most Students in Nigeria
today are found guilty of poor Study habits. They do not study enough to make
them achieve remarkable academic success in life.
Various
forms of examination malpractice, which are thriving in all facets of our
educational system, are fast eroding the spirit of good study habits. Students
do not bother to study hard a-gain as the alternative means to academic
success, which is examination malpractice, is fast gaining ground in Nigeria.
Poor study
habits are problems that portend great danger to the development of this
nation. If poor study habits persist it simply means the future leaders of this
great country will be half-baked and mediocre. It is an indisputable fact that
a nation filled with mediocre cannot develop economically, socially,
politically and in other areas of human endeavors properly.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The reasons
that prompted the study of this phenomenon are:
(a) To bring out those factors that are
responsible for study habits
(b) To bring out the effects of poor study
habits on individual and the nation.
(c) This study also examined various factors
that have contributed to poor study habits and their effects on academic
performance.
(d) This study also looked at how
socio-economic background family constellation, peer group influence, societal
influence, political problems have contributed to this dangerous trend in our
nation.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study
is significant because good education is the bedrock of any success. An
educated mind is the enlightened mind. We can not fold our hand and allow the
educational standard in our nation to come to zero level, because there would
not be any nation called Nigeria again.
Other
significance of this study include:
· It will expose to the
authority, parents and students factors that are responsible for steady
increase in poor study habits.
· It will show the effects
of Poor academic achievement on the overall development of individual and
nation at large.
· It was also meant to
create platform upon which to make necessary corrections and adjustments in the
educational policy and their implementation.
· It will show the effects
of poor study habits on academic performance.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. To what extent have poor study habits
affect academic achievement.
2. To what extent does parents
socio-economic status has contributed to poor Study habits.
3. To what extent does the status of school
contribute to poor study habits in students.
4. To what extent does government policy
contribute to poor Study habits.
1.6 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
1. There will be no significant difference
in the study habits of students from high and low socio-economic status.
2. There will be no significant difference
in the study habits of male and female.
3. There will be no significant difference
between the study habits of students in public and private schools.
1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
It is
possible that the report of this study may suffer some weakness in sampling.
Also there may be other factors like culture, orientation and values in some
areas that may affect the generalization of conclusion drawn from this study to
the whole country.
The
application of the questionnaire was aimed at obtaining some ideas about the
current situation that can represent the generality of the students in Nigeria.
It is a well-known fact that study habits of students may vary along so many
factors like socio-economic educational and family constellation of students
among others.
Due to time
and financial constraints this research used only three schools in the local
government area of study, therefore the results, conclusions, Suggestions and
recornmendations that emanated from this study will be based on the data that
was generated from the sample used for this study.
1.8 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
Study
Habits: Charles (2000) explained study habits to mean constellation of skills
involved in the process of learning materials. For the purpose of this study,
study habits will be defined as consistent pattern of studying which individual
has adopted over a period of time.
Academic
Performance: Chase (1979) says that academic performance means assessing
performance of individual or group with a set standard of performance which
either makes the performance of individual assessed poor or good. Academic
performance will also be defined as the performance of’ students in academic
endeavor, which could be good or bad.
Academic
Achievement: Meherens & Lehmann (1978) defined academic achievement as
degree of learning achieved by students after exposure to planned instruction
and training. Perino (2006) defined academic achievement as measure of what
individual has learned that is the present level of academic performance. For
the purpose of this study academic achievement will be defined as amount of
academic knowledge attained by individual through exposure to formal and
informal education.
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