TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION…………………………………………………………………………………..i
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
ABSTRACT .........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................................................. 3
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 3
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .......................................................................... 3
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ......................................................................... 7
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................... 8
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ........................................................................... 8
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS..................................................................................... 9
1.6 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES ................................................................................ 10
1.7 SCOPE/DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY ............................................................ 10
1.8 DEFINITION OF KEY WORDS ............................................................................... 11
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LITERATURE ......................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.1. CONCEPT OF STUDY HABIT ....................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2 CONCEPT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ............Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.3 FACTORS AFFECTING STUDY HABIT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL
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2.4 EFFECT OF STUDY HABIT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
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3.9.1 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS STUDY HABIT AND ACADEMIC
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3.9.2 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS STUDY HABIT AND THEIR FAMILY
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3.9.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METHOD OF STUDY HABIT AND ACADEMIC
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3.9.4 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, STUDENT
PERSONALITY AND PEER GROUP AND THE STUDY HABIT OF STUDENTS
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 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In the era of globalization and technological revolution, education

is considered as a first step for every human activity. It plays a vital

role in the development of human capital and is linked with an

individual well-being and opportunities for better living. It ensures

the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable individual to

increase their productivity and improve their quality of life.

Success as the name implies is wished for by everybody but it is

not easily come by on a mere platter of gold; one must work for it

through hard work and diligence.

Schools, college, polytechnic and universities have no worth

without student. The social and economic development of a

country is directly linked with student academic performance; the

desire of success is derived from individual’s concept of himself

and in term of the meaning of various incentives as they spell

success and failure in the eye of others.

The student performance play an important role in producing the

best quality graduates who will become great leaders and

manpower for a country thus responsible for the country economic

and social development,( Ali et al.,2009) student performance

occupies a very important place in education as well as in the

learning process.

It has long been recognized that in the process of learning the

study habits of the student plays an important role in their

academic performance.

Learning is reflected in the way a student respond to environment,

social, emotional and physical stimuli and understands new

information.

The key to better learning and better academic performance in

schools are good teachers, lecturers, good study environment,

parent’s co-operation, high quality books and the most important is

the study habit. Study habits are learning tendencies that enable

students to work privately.

Azikiwe (1998) describes the study habit as “the adopted way and

manner a student plans his private readings, after classroom

learning so as to attain mastery of the subject”. According to her,

“good study habits are good assets to learners because the

(habits) assist students to attain mastery in areas of specialization

and consequent excellent performance, while opposite constitute

constraints to learning and achievement leading to failure”.

Good (1998) define the term study habits as: The student’s way of

study whether systematic, efficient or inefficient etc”. Going by this

definition it literally means that good study habit produces positive

academic performance while inefficient study habit leads to

academic failure.

In Nigeria, there are so many factors influencing the ability of

students to cultivate effective and efficient study habit. Ozmert

(2005) emphasized the importance of environmental influence as a

major factor in the development of students studying habit. In the

same vein, Adetunji and Oladeji (2007) submit that the

environment of most children is not conducive for studying; it is in

the light of this that made some parents to prefer their children to
go to boarding school for proper discipline and to inculcate better

reading habit.

According to Hussain (2006) secondary school students in public

schools often come from economically poor and average income

families. These families face various problems causing emotional

disturbance among their children. They have poor academic

performance. This singular factor has caused serious damage to

the achievement status to secondary school students.

Achievement is generally a pedagogical terminology used while

determining learners’ success in formal education and which is

measured through reports examinations, researches, and ratings

with numerous factors of variables exerting influence. Essentially,

the National Policy on education (Federal Republic of Nigeria,

2004) has identified school achievement contents according to

school subjects which are classified as core or elective subjects.

Good study habits are essential ingredients for excellent academic

performances for every student. For study to be effective, Freeman

and Mors (1993) have observed that it should be regular, intense

and should cover long periods. The habits of studying must be a

 sustainable one, for that matter students must see the need to

develop good study habits.

Although studies abound on the causative and predictive nature of

factors of study habit on students academic achievement, all

factors of the variables tend to focus on poor study habit while the

effect is yet to be fully accessed on the nations educational

development.

Study habits are important as they influence the academic

performance of students so parents and teachers must help in

improving the study habits of students.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Due to the increasing nature of poor academic performance of

secondary school students especially in external examinations

like WAEC or JAMB and others, many educationists tend to shift

the blame on the teaching methodology adopted by the teachers

and lack of fund from the government to provide quality textbooks.

However, these might not be the main reasons why students

perform poorly in examinations. It is clear from all indications that

 most secondary school students have poor study habit which

might lead to poor academic performance.

As true as this might sound, it is yet to gather adequate research

evidence to prove that it is a key factor on why students fail.

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The primary aim of this study was to examine the effect of study

habit on student’s academic performance. This general aim is

expressed in the following specific objectives which are to:

 Assess the study habit of students in secondary school;

 Compare the academic performance of students who have

developed a study habit and those who do not have study

habit;

 Examine factors influencing students study habit;

 Investigate the effect of study habit on student’s academic

performance.

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be used to many people who may want to know the

factors that could make or mar student’s academic performance.

Therefore, the study is significant in this regard.

  It attempts to combine study skills with study habit and how

they both affect academic performance of students.

 It will provide valuable information about the effects of

poor study habit on the academic performance of

students.

 It will serve as resource materials for others who want to

carry out research in related field.

 The researchers believes that students, particularly

secondary school student will be benefited from the findings

of this study since the study provides basis for awareness

and better understanding of how their current study habits

affected their academic performance. Likewise gives them a

more focused and clear perspective on how the specific

behaviors related toothier studies influenced study habits.

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The following questions were raised to guide the study:

 Is there any relationship between students study habit and

academic performance?

 What is the nature of relationship between students study

habit and their family background?

  How important is method of study habit on academic

performance of students?

 Do the school environment, student personality and peer

group affect the study habit of students?

1.6 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES

Four hypotheses were formulated based on the research

questions:

H01: There is no significant relationship between students study

habit and academic performance.

H02: There is no significant relationship between students study

habit and their family background.

H03: There is no significant relationship between method of study

habit and academic performance of students.

H04: There is no significant relationship between the school

environment, student personality and peer group and the study

habit of students.

1.7 SCOPE/DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study centers on effects of study habit on academic

performance of students in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It is aimed

at all secondary school students in Rivers State but due to time,

 money and other factors it will be limited to only five schools in port

Harcourt, Rivers State.

1.8 DEFINITION OF KEY WORDS

Study habit: This is a behavior style that is systematically formed

by students towards learning and achievement. Also are the ways

that you study- the habit that you have form during your schools

years.

Study skills: These are peculiar strategies developed by the

students in studying.

Academic: This has been variously defined but for the purpose of

this study, Hornby (1991) define academic has that which has to

do with school college studies or learning in other words designate

the intellectual; aspect of education particularly the final subject

deals with organized knowledge.

Academic performance: Is a term used for students based on

how well they are doing in their studies and classes. Also is how

well one does in school.

Student: A person who is learning or studying at a place of higher

or further education.

Sampling Frame: Is the actual set of unit from which a sample

has been drawn.

 Pearson’s Correlation: Is a measure of the strength and direction

of association that exists between two variables measured on at

least interval scale and is denoted by r.

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