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JAY FAISAN-NEPUCPAN
Teacher III
March 2019
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to assess the extent of Study Habits to Improve Academic Performance
of Grade 8 Section Justice Students of Pres. Diosdado Macapagal High School SY 2018-2019
who participated in the 4-week study. The data collection method employed was descriptive
using survey questionnaire instrument to gather the needed data. Results showed/indicated
that that the strongest study habit for the male students of Grade 8 of Section Justice is taking
notes and the weakest study habit is reading textbooks. “Taking Notes” study habit is the
strongest with a weighted mean of 14.48, and verbal interpretation of “Somewhat Strong”.
“Reading Textbooks” study habit is the weakest with a weighted mean of 13.33, and verbal
interpretation of “Somewhat Strong”. While the strongest study habit for the female
students of Grade 8 of Section Justice is reading textbooks and the weakest study habit is
studying. “Reading Textbooks” study habit is the strongest with a weighted mean of 14.83,
and verbal interpretation of Somewhat Strong. “Studying” study habit is the weakest with a
weighted mean of 13.76, and verbal interpretation of “Somewhat Strong”.
It was concluded that that the strongest study habit of both male and female students of
Grade 8 of Section Justice is reading textbooks and the weakest study habit is studying based
on their weighted mean. “Reading Textbooks” study habit is the strongest with a weighted
mean of 14.20, and verbal interpretation of “Somewhat Strong”. “Studying” study habit is
the weakest with a weighted mean of 13.74, and verbal interpretation of “Somewhat Strong”.
Other study habits of both male and female students of Grade 8 of Section Justice which
weighted mean were above its composite mean were considered as strong study habits while
those which weighted mean were below the composite mean were considered as weak study
habits.
Keywords:
A substantial amount of research has been conducted on various factors that affect
student achievement. According to Singh (2015), academic achievement includes life goals,
aspirations, emotional factors, personnel and social adjustments, study skills etc. Thus,
learning is not limited to mere acquisition of knowledge; it includes various other aspects such
While students themselves are the most responsible for their own learning, good
teachers accept the responsibility for the learning of their students. It is good to know learner
characteristics since beliefs or preconceived notions about them influence how we teach.
The literature has identified several aspects that affect student achievement and the
most important of these is learners’ characteristics. For the purposes of this research, study
habits has been the subject of inquiry, these includes the following components: reading
According to Hussain (2000) as cited in Saco (2017) study habit refers to predispositions
which students have developed to attain success in studies. Everyone has different study
habits. Often, students perform poorly in school simply because they lack good study habits.
Study habits are fundamental to academic competence and associated with positive
outcomes across multiple academic content areas (Gettinger and Seibert, 2002). In a study
conducted by Crede and Kuncel (2014), study habits were found good predictors of academic
performance. Sawar et al. (2009) in their analysis on “Study Orientation of High and Low
Academic Achievers at Secondary School Level” revealed that the high achievers had better
study orientation and study attitude than the low achievers. A study conducted by Shetty &
Srinivasan (2014), provided a view of the various skills of studying adopted by students and its
association with their performance in biology. It was found out that students with high exam
scores have good study habits compared to those with lower exam scores.
A study conducted by Olutola and Dosunmu (2016) revealed that there is a significant
relative effect of study habits and gender on science achievement. On the contrary, Saco
(2017) elucidated that gender does not significantly impact the factors that affect the study
With the present study, it is believed that the results will help the teachers understand
the learners and help them achieve better. Parallel to this, the findings obtained in the present
RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
The research design employed in this study was descriptive design. In this type of
research design, a single case is observed at one point, which is during the administration of
the Study Habits Questionnaire (SHQ). Result of the questionnaire was the basis for describing
the strongest and weakest study habits of the sample students. In this study, the research
design was used to determine the study habits of the Grade 8 students section Justice of Pres.
Diosdado Macapagal High School in Taguig City for the S.Y. 2018-2019.
Figure 1 presents the research design of study.
Purposive sampling was used in this study. Crossman (2018) described purposive
population and the objective of the study. The participants of this study were fifty grade 8
students section Justice of Pres. Diosdado Macapagal High School who took the study habit
questionnaire.
Research Instrument
An adapted Study Habits Questionnaire (SHQ) was employed as instrument in this study.
The study habit questionnaire is an instrument intended to determine the level of study
habits on the following categories: reading textbooks, taking notes, studying, and memorizing.
Each category has five statements which the students are tasked to respond by checking one
of the options ranging from Always (4), Sometimes (3), Rarely (2), Never (1). The total score
obtained in each category was converted into equivalent code and qualitative description
In this study, data gathering followed six phases namely: development of action plan,
conduct survey, performing the survey, and collection of the accomplished questionnaire.
Action plan in this study was composed of target goals or activities to be done in a week.
Target goals were discussed during the LAC session to orient the other researchers regarding
the plan.
Sample were selected based on the subject and grade level which the teacher-researcher
handled.
the students. The questionnaire has four sections with five statements each that correspond
to a specific study habit namely, reading textbooks, taking down of notes, studying,
memorizing.
As part of the procedure, the researcher formally wrote a letter of request to conduct
survey in the participating public school to the Office of the Schools Division Superintendent
of Taguig and Pateros on February 1, 2019. Endorsement letter were released on February 4,
2019.
Administration of the survey were done on February 4, 2019 during the PM shift with the
Collection of the accomplished questionnaires was done the same day as the survey was
administered.
Ethical Considerations
Participation in this study is entirely voluntary with express consent from the respondents
with the return of the consent form. The instrument was personally administered and
the privacy of their information. There were no risks involved for being a part of this study.
Data Analysis
To determine the study habits of the students as measured by the SHQ, their responses
were individually scored and totaled. The total score in each category of the SHQ represents
the student’s study habit. The total scores were converted to its equivalent code and
qualitative description. The criteria for classifying students’ study habits is shown in Table 1.
Table 1.
The following tables illustrate the level of the study habits of Grade 8 students of Section
Table 1
Weighted Mean Distribution, Rank, and Interpretation in Determining the Strongest and
the Weakest Study Habits of Male Students of Grade 8, Section Justice
STUDY HABITS
INDICATORS
WM RANK INTERPRETATION
Table 1 presents the weighted mean distribution, rank, and interpretation in determining
the strongest and the weakest study habits of male students of Grade 8 section Justice. The
table shows the indicators that will provide meaning to the result.
The table confirms that the strongest study habit for the male students of Grade 8 of
Section Justice is Taking Notes and the weakest study habit is Reading Textbooks based on
their weighted mean.
The following indicators presented the strongest and the weakest study habits of male
students of Grade 8 of Section Justice.
“Taking Notes” study habit is the strongest with a weighted mean of 14.48, and
verbal interpretation of “Somewhat Strong”.
“Reading Textbooks” study habit is the weakest with a weighted mean of 13.33, and
verbal interpretation of “Somewhat Strong”.
Other study habits of male students of Grade 8 of Section Justice which weighted
mean were above its composite mean were considered as strong study habits while those
which weighted mean were below the composite mean were considered as weak study habits.
Table 2
Weighted Mean Distribution, Rank, and Interpretation in Determining the Strongest and
the Weakest Study Habits of Female Students of Grade 8, Section Justice
STUDY HABITS
INDICATORS WM RANK INTERPRETATION
Table 2 shows the weighted mean distribution, rank, and interpretation in determining
the strongest and the weakest study habits of female students of Grade 8 section Justice. The
table shows the indicators that will provide meaning to the result.
The table confirms that the strongest study habit for the female students of Grade 8 of
Section Justice is Reading Textbooks and the weakest study habit is Studying based on their
weighted mean.
The following indicators presented the strongest and the weakest study habits of male
students of Grade 8 of Section Justice.
“Reading Textbooks” study habit is the strongest with a weighted mean of 14.83, and
verbal interpretation of Somewhat Strong.
“Studying” study habit is the weakest with a weighted mean of 13.76, and verbal
interpretation of Somewhat Strong.
Other study habits of female students of Grade 8 of Section Justice which weighted
mean were above its composite mean were considered as strong study habits while those
which weighted mean were below the composite mean were considered as weak study habits.
Table 3
Weighted Mean Distribution, Rank, and Interpretation in Determining the Strongest and
the Weakest Study Habits of both male and female students of Grade 8 Section Justice.
STUDY HABITS
INDICATORS WM RANK INTERPRETATION
Table 3 reveals the weighted mean distribution, rank, and interpretation in determining
the strongest and the weakest study habits of both male and female students of Grade 8
section Justice. The table shows the indicators that will provide meaning to the result.
The table confirms that the strongest study habit of both male and female students of
Grade 8 of Section Justice is reading textbooks and the weakest study habit is studying based
The following indicators presented the strongest and the weakest study habits of both
“Reading Textbooks” study habit is the strongest with a weighted mean of 14.20, and
“Studying” study habit is the weakest with a weighted mean of 13.74, and verbal
Other study habits of both male and female students of Grade 8 of Section Justice
which weighted mean were above its composite mean were considered as strong study habits
while those which weighted mean were below the composite mean were considered as weak
study habits.
The findings of this study are beneficial to both the students, parents and the
teachers. The teacher may help the students by extending their effort in motivating the
students to overcome the weak study habits. They may further develop their strategies,
activities and exercises for the students to become interested with their lessons and will serve
as motivating factors in improving their study habits. On the part of the parents, they must
prolong their patience in giving insights about their children’s performance in school. In such
case, they can help develop them the proper attitudes toward their children’s study habits.
The parents being very influential in the child’s development have much to contribute in
In the light of the results obtained, the following recommendations are made:
2. Study habits should be compared with other variables such as achievement, self-esteem,
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Olutola, A., Dosunmu. S. (2016). Assessing the Impact of Study Habit and Gender on Science
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