EFFECT OF STUDY HABITS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ADULT LEARNERS (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Study habit means a fixed routine behaviour imbibed by an individual to learn. Study habits contribute significantly in the development of knowledge and perceptual capacities. Therefore it is assumed that study habits are correlates of scholastic or academic achievement. Pyarl and Kalra (1996) have reviewed the literature and opined that study habits and academic achievement are highly related Ramaswamy (19990) has confirmed the importance of proper study habits to academic achievement Verma (1996) stressed that good study habits promote academic performance of the students and high and low achievers differ significantly with regard to quantity and strength of their study habits. Dyoti (1983) opined that study practices of students in high schools and colleges differ widely and it appeared that many students do not know how to study effectively and that a great amount of their time and effort is wasted through ineffectual procedures and poor study habits, and method used by a large portion of students had resulted from a trial and error process of striving to meet the demands.
Stella and Purushotharman (2003) have studied the under achievers who need extra attention with reference to the development of study habits and suggested that if suitable instrumental strategies are used to develop study habits among those specific groups of under achievers, it would enable the learners to utilize their potential in full, otherwise under achievement would continue to obstruct the path towards progress and the talent and resources of the nation will be wasted. Further, Stella and Purushothaman (2003) opined that the researchers have analysed the learner’s achievement with reference to the classification high, average and low achievers, in this conventional classification, the point or reference is the average score of group or a standard norm, but study habits differ from person to person, hence in an attempt to help the learners progress by developing suitable study habits, we need a different set of parameters that takes into account of the individual capabilities.
Education is undoubtedly the greatest instrument in which man has devised for his own progress. All societies therefore have one form of education or another but, the use in which it is put varies. It is often considered being the only way of getting to the top in Nigeria and so, failure brings untold hardship and frustration to the individual. Over the years, the investigations of the factors that influence academic performance of learners have attracted the interest and concern facilitators. Counsellors, psychologist, researcher and administrators This is because of the public outcries concerning the low standard of education in the country.
