THE RELATIONSHIP OF STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMICS

PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN CONGRESSMAN RAMON A

ARNALDO HIGH SCHOOL

ACTION RESEARCH

(Participation and Teaching Assistantship)

Presented to

The Faculty of College Arts in Sciences and Education

BY

Crystal Vi-An B. Bellete

BSED-4

May, 2023
 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Study habits have been recognized as a most important indicator of success, and

they play a significant role in students’ academic performance Academic achievement

and achieving educational goals necessitate the presence of many factors, the most

important of which is the person’s specific study habits, because the use of various

and effective study methods improves students’ academic performance.

According to Pascual (2001), Study skills/ habits or study strategies are

approaches applied to learning. They are generally critical to success in school, are

considered essential for acquiring good grades, and are useful for learning throughout

one’s life. There are arrays of study skills, which may tackle the process of organizing

and taking in new information, retaining information, or dealing with assessments.

They include mnemonic, which aid the retention of lists of information, effective

reading and concentration techniques, as well as efficient note taking. According to

oncentration, Reymark Lubo, Francis Rayo, Mark Anthony Cruz (2020), Study habits

are at the core of a learner's academic success. It is an action like reading, taking

notes, conducting study groups that students perform frequently, and regularly

accomplishing the learning goals. It can be defined as effective or counterproductive

based on whether it serves the students well. Thus, the study's primary purpose was to
 determine the relationship between study habits and the students' academic

performance. The descriptive-correlation design was utilized to describe the

respondents' profile regarding their study habits and academic performance.

Students’ study methods affect their learning and academic achievement, and the

resultant process plays a role in the development cognitive and practical skills, and

ultimately their future career. Determining the students’ study habits and the

relationship between their study habits and their academic performance can,

therefore, improve their academic achievement, strengthen and modify their study

habits, Hayede Rezaie Looyeh, Seyede Fateme Seyed Fazelpour, Shadman Reza

Masoule, Minoo Mitra Chehrzad, Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leili (2017).

Statement of the Problem.

This study aims to determine the Relationship of Study Habits and the Academic

Performance of Grade 10 Students in Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo High School;

1. What is the socio-demographic profile of student-respondents?

2. What are the study habits of the students?

3. What’s the relations of study habits to the academic performance of the

students?

Hypothesis
 There is no significant differences between the relationship of study habit and the

academic’s performance of the grade 10 student of Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo

High School.

Theoretical Framework of the Study

A theory that will help understand behavior and motivation is the Attribution

Theory (Weiner, 1980) The Attribution Theory states that individuals are motivated to

discover the underlying causes of behavior as part of their effort to make sense of it

(Santrock; p. 448). This theory attempts to explain the world and to determine the cause

of an event or behavior (e.g., why people do what they do) (Weiner, 1980), In addition to

it, it explains how individuals interpret events and how this relates to their thinking and

behavior. This theory has been used to explain the difference in motivation between high

and low achiever or learner. According to this theory, high achievers are the motivated

students while low achievers are the unmotivated students.

Conceptual Framework

This study assessed the relationship of study habit and the academic performance

of grade 10 student in Congressman Ramon A Arnaldo High School. Figure 1 show the

research paradigm used in the study. Figure 1 shows the conceptual framework of the

independent and dependent variables on the relationship of students’ study habits and the

academic performance.
Conceptual Diagram

Independents Variables Dependents Variables

Sociodemographic Profile
Relationship
Age
Group Study
Sex
Individual Study
Academic Grade for 1st
grading Brainstorming

Significant of the Study

The study and its results would be beneficial to the following:

Students. This study can help them understand better the effects of study habit and

improve their academic performance and apply these skills in their real-life situations.

Teacher. This study can give them the opportunity to evaluate, adjust and improve their

methods and techniques for teaching and learning process.

Parents. The results of this study can lead them to know the strengths and weaknesses of

their children in terms of academic performance. They can use such information to mold

their children to be productive citizens of the country

Future Researcher. The study findings will be useful to the future researcher. In this

way, they will be guided by any data obtained from the personal experiences of identify
respondent. Future researchers also can benefit from the study in order to expand on these

ideas in conduct a larger study in the future.

 CHAPTER II

REVIEW RELATED LITERITURE

Foreign Literature

According to Joyce Aboagyewaa Kwakye (2020), the purpose of the study was to

investigate the relationship between study habits and academic performance. Study

showed that time management, pupils’ engagement in assignment, examination taking

practices, reading and memorization and note-taking all positively correlated academic

performance of pupils. It was concluded that study habit is an essential ingredient for

better academic performance. It was recommended that guidance and counselling should

be encouraged by school management in various schools in the district to meet pupil’s

needs in terms of those who cannot study properly. The school counsellors should

provide the necessary assistance and psychological support to such pupils to overcome

obstacles they face in learning at home and school.

According to Joyce Aboagyewaa Kwakye, Vera Arhin, Peter Brown (2020), the

study concluded that good study habits are essential ingredients for better academic

performance. The study recommends that teachers and guidance and counselling

coordinators at the various basic schools should help pupils with basic skills on how to

study. Further, periodic workshops should be organized for teachers on how to assist

pupils to acquire good study habits.

According to Sahidul Alam, Md Rofikul Islam (2020), the appraisal of academic

performance has been a regular process in the educational field for a long time. The aim

of education is to bring the all- round development of an individual by imparting

knowledge, skill and imbibing values in them. But with the passage of time, the aim of

formal education is being changed from all round development of an individual to solely

the academic success of the students which narrows down the broader meaning and aim

of education. The contemporary study was carried out to examine the association

between the academic achievement of secondary students with their study habits and

socio-economic status.

Local Literature

According to Jhoselle Tus o (2020), students' academic performance

embodies an essential part of the constellation of factors determinant of student success.

Also, it plays a very significant role in education, primarily as a concrete tool to assess

the student's learning process. Psychologists and researchers have attempted to

comprehend how students vary in processing, retaining, and retrieving learning

information and have used various personality, attitudinal, cognitive styles, and ability

measures. Thus, this study's primary purpose was to determine the students' study

attitudes, study habits, and academic performance. Further, this examined the influence

of study attitudes and study habits on their academic performance.

According to jhoselle Tus1, Francis Rayo2, Reymark Lubo3, Mark Anthony

Cruz (2020), study habits are at the core of a learner's academic success. It is an action

like reading, taking notes, conducting study groups that students perform frequently, and

regularly accomplishing the learning goals. It can be defined as effective or

counterproductive based on whether it serves the students well. Thus, the study's primary
purpose was to determine the relationship between study habits and the students'

academic performance.

CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methods and procedure employed in undertaking

the study. It includes a research design, respondent of the study, research instrument,

gathering data procedure, and statistical tools

Research Design

The research design that will be used in this study was the survey

technique of descriptive correlational research design. According to Gay (1992),

descriptive studies seek to find answers to questions through the analysis of variable

relationship. According to David (2005), this particular design is appropriate for

collecting descriptive information about a population or subjects of the study. According

to Travers (1984), this research design describes the present existing conditions. It

involves the collection of data in order to test hypotheses or to answer questions

concerning the current status of the subjects under study. While correlational research

design is a type of non – experimental research method which measures two variables,

understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from

any extraneous variable.

Respondent of the Study

The respondents of the study will be the Thirty (30) Grade 10 Student of

Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo High School.

Research Instrument

The data needed for the study will be gathered with the used of the researchers’

made and will be divided into two parts: Part I will be the socio-demographic profile of

the respondents. Part II will determine the What are the study habits of the students. Part

III. Will measure the What is the relationship of the study habits and the academic

performance of the students.

Statistical Tools
 The responses of the respondents were treated with the use of the following

statistical tools:

T-test. This was used to determine if there is significant relationship between the

study habit and their academic performance.

One-way ANOVA. This was used to determine the differences on the perception

of the respondents on the Effects of study habit on the academic performance according

to age, sex.

Data Gathering Procedures

Respondents were informed about the research’s purpose, importance, and

contents. After establishing the validity and reliability on how gather- data, formulating

questions appropriate for the study and all doing necessary modification to the chosen

respondent. Thirty (30) copies of questionnaires distributed will be successfully

completed and returned. Thus, their corresponding answer to the question are kept in

accordance with the agreement of the respondents and the researchers.

 Chapter IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter deals with the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the

relationship of study habits and academics performance of grade 10 students in

Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo High School. The relationship and results among

variables were categorized into level of relationship, year level, age, group Study,

individual Study, and brainstorming.

Socio-demographic Profile
of the Respondents

The respondents were grouped according to variables considered in the study such as

sex, and age in table 1.

Age. Results revealed that out of (30) respondents,

 Categories Frequency  Percentage

 Below 14-15 years old
15 years’ old
Above 16- years old
 Total 30 100

Table 1a. Profile of the respondents in terms of age.

Sex. Data shows most of the respondents

  Categories Frequency Percentage

Male
Female
Total 30 100
Table 1b. Profile of the respondents in terms of sex

Group Study

The group study, individual study, and brainstorming of Highschool students at

Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo High School is shown in tables 1a, and 1b.

Table 2a. Group study

Verbal
Statements Mean
Interpretation

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 
 7.

8. 
9.
10

Mean

Individual Study

Results on the level of individual study is shown in table 2b.

Table 2b. Individual Study

Verbal
Statements
Mean Interpretation

1.
2.
3.
4..
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Mean

Brainstorming

Results on the level of brainstorming of the students is shown in table 2c.

Table 2c. Brainstorming

Verbal
  Mean Interpretation
 2. 
4. 
5.
6. 
7. 
8.
9.
10.
                          Mean

Table 3. Difference in the group study, individual study, and brain storming of
students considering some variables

The difference in the group study, individual study, and brain storming of
students considering some variables are shown in Table 3

Variables F Sig. Probability

Age
Group Study
Individual Study
Brain Storming

Sex
Group Study
Individual Study
Brain Storming

Relationship in the group study, individual study, and brain storming of students
considering some variables

The relationship in the group study, individual study, and brain storming of students

considering some variables are shown in Table 5.

Table 4. Relationship in the Level of motivation of students, parents support, teacher
competence, blended and online learning of students considering some variables
Variables Pearson r Sig. Probability
Group Study
Age
Sex
Individual Study
Age
Sex
Brainstorming
Age
Sex
Group Study

Individual Study

Brainstorming
 CHAPTER V

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

The main focus of the study was to determine the relationship of study habits and

academics performance of grade 10 students in Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo high

school. The significant findings, generalizations and recommendations were presented.

Summary

The main focus of the study was to determine the relationship of study habits and

academics performance of grade 10 students in Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo high

school. Specifically, it sought to answer the following: