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Arlene Saripada
Julibert Cayapas
It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. It’s knowing
where to go find out what you need to know; and it’s knowing how to use the information you
prepare to be successful in the society. From this perspective, education is serving primarily as
Santhy, (2011). In other words, education models an individual to be ready to interact with the
society. Without education, humans would not be different with other animal races. Thus, the
development of a country starts with an individual, and the key for this growth is still anchored
to the education.
If education models an individual to be ready for the society, habits help an individual to
do productive things with less effort and thought. It is responsible in shaping the individual’s
personality. In the field of education, habits can be used to practice the knowledge and apply it to
learning. Having a study habit would develop potentials in thinking for their learning strategies.
Study habit is an individual ability that anybody can have. 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 they (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.” Learning how to study is a process that lasts a long-term period.
As an individual goes on studying, more techniques and methods that offers new information
As well as to enlighten them that there are difference between the study habits of the female and
male students and how it can affect their academic performance and achievements.
1. What is the study habit of the selected Grade 11 female HUMSS students of Palawan
National School?
2. What is the study habit of the selected Grade 11 male HUMSS students of Palawan
National School?
3. Is there a significant difference on the study habits of the selected Grade 11 male and
4. What are the preferences of the selected Grade 11 HUMSS students in studying?
5. Is the study habits of the selected Grade 11 male and female HUMSS student of Palawan
The result of this study aims to contribute and add further knowledge to the parents,
will serve as a medium for awareness on the study habits of their children and help them to
For the teachers and education personnel, this will serve as an inspiration for them to be
more passionate for teaching the students and help them grow and develop their academic
For the students, to have eagerness to study more and do their best to get a high grade and
For the future researchers, this research study will serve as their reference or guide if they
want to conduct the same topic for further study and better results.
This study is a mixed method research which employs both quantitative and qualitative
design. This research is limited to the study of The Difference between the Study Habits among
The study will be conducted at Palawan National School, Barangay Manggahan, Puerto
Princesa City. The study started from November 2017 until March 2018. The researchers limited
the study to 50 randomly selected Grade 11students in Palawan National School. This study will
not include the respondents’ academic performance profile and other factors that influence the
student’s study habits. This research will not deal with the socio-demographic conditions of the
respondents such as their age, social status and family background. This study is limited to the
use of a survey questionnaire with questions concerning the difference on the study habits of the
Grade 11 male and female students from Humanities and Social Sciences strand. The researchers
will also gather information from the respondents that will answer how they study and their
preferences in studying.
Definition of Terms
Academic performance-
Achievement- something that has been done or achieved through effort : a result of hard work
(Merriam Webster)
Education- the knowledge, skill, and understanding that you get from attending a school, college,
General average- is a number representing the average value of the accumulated final grade
Habits- a usual way of behaving : something that a person does often in a regular and repeated
Study habit- the behaviours used when preparing for test or learning academic material (Your
Dictionary)
Review of Related Literature
Study Habits
Study is a part of learning. If you are not studying, you would not be educated. Without
education, people would be ignorant. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, it defines
‘study’ as following: “the act or process of applying the mind so as to acquire knowledge or
understanding, as by reading, investigating, etc, or careful attention to, and critical examination
and investigation of, any subject, event, etc.” Through studying, humans learned techniques that
taught them to use their time wisely and to avoid distress, and it became a habit that made their
life uncomplicated.
the urge of spirituality inherent in every mind. Study Habit is an individual ability. Some children
like to read alone, some want to read in a group. Some children read aloud and some read
silently. There is no strict yardstick to measure the type of Study Habits. It may be inherited,
acquired or the child can formulate its own study habits by itself.
“Study habit refers to the method or techniques of effective learning which in turn
involve a set of study skills as organization of time, effective use of time, reading skills, essay
writing, report writing skills, note-taking, examination techniques and even job-hunting skills,”
stated by Percival and Ellington (1984). Meanwhile Fieldman (2006) said that “good study habits
help the student in critical reflection in skills outcomes such as selecting, analysing and
synthesizing.” The first step towards effective study habits is to face up to this reality. One need
not feel guilty if one doesn’t look forward to studying. Once an individual accepts the premise
that studying doesn’t come naturally, it should be apparent that one needs to set up an organized
programme to promote adequate study. Learning how to study is really a long-term process.
It is actually a lifelong process and one should be ready to modify one’s method of study
according to the need of the time. A simple change can make a big difference in goal setting and
organization of one’s life. Little study has been done looking at the learning habits of students at
any level of the education system especially in Asia, much which is directed to mainly the
western countries. Sawar et al. (2009, p.204) acknowledge the fact that,
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 they (habits) assist students to attain mastery in areas
Study habit may also involve others although this is an individual improvement. He can still seek
According to K. Premalakshmi (2012), every Parent wants their child to do well in school and to
learn as much as they possibly can. To be good students, adolescent need to develop good Study
Habits at home and school. Parents can help to develop good Study Habits at home. The learning
needs guidance which must be provided by the teacher for the teaching has been defined as the
guidance of learning. It is possible that bright pupils might score poorly in the examination for
want of proper methods of study, which, without adequate guidance by the teacher will continue
Good study habits rest on the attitudes towards work and sense of responsibilities. Child (1981,
p.95) reports that, “studies with human and animal subjects have revealed that an ability to
learn how to solve problems of a given kind can be developed with sufficient practice on tasks of
a similar nature.”
According to Ron Fry (2000), “studying is a skill process. Like any other process, studying has
a. An individual makes use of an appropriate study skill in various stages of his life.
d. Studying is more difficult if one is tired, hungry, unhealthy, drunk or stoned. So, studying
e. A good studying needs one’s responsibility for creating his own study system.
g. Studying prefers ‘listening’ to seeing, to have little problem on getting the necessary
By adopting appropriate method to the individual based on their own individuality, the transfer
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Participants/Sample
Random sampling under probability sampling method was used to determine the participants in
this research study. The main focus of this study are the Senior High School students under
Humanities and Social Sciences of Palawan National School. The investigator used the Study
Habits Inventory by V.G.Anantha (2004), the researcher’s be able to figure out that a total sample
distributed to each 12 blocks of Senior High School- Humanities and Social Sciences class. For
analyzing and interpreting the data the investigator used percentile analysis, standard deviation
(SD), ‘t’ test, ANOVA and Pearson’s product moment correlation as the statistical techniques.
Sampling Method
The sampling method used in this research is random sampling. The researchers will survey
one hundred fifty (150) random selected Grade 11 & 12 students of HUMSS of Palawan
National School to assess if there is any relationship between their study habits and academic
performance.
Procedure
1. Evaluate questionnaires
2. Determine the participants
3. Ask to complete the inform consent forms
4. Distribute the questionnaires
5. Gather the answered questionnaires
Research Instrument
The researchers will use survey-questionnaires as their research instrument. Coming from the
survey that will be conducted, their study habits and academic performance will be analyzed if
there is any relationship between the two. In addition, recommendations that will be coming
from the respondent will be evaluated. The researchers will describe each experiences regarding
Statistical Treatment
In this study, the use of rank/ranking under ordinal data was the most appropriate to
classify orders. Frequency counts was determine under descriptive statistics to visualize
variables. The relationship under inferential data analysis was determine in this study since the
main focus of this research study is the correlation between two variables.