STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Author(s): UYANG, FRANCIS ABUL; ABANBESHIE, JEREMIAH A.; NTONGHA ENI IKPI; EDEM, FELIX BASEEY
Institute(s): 1,3,4 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, NIGERIA; 2 DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR
Volume 4 / Issue 2
Abstract
The study looked into the connection between students' academic achievement and their study habits at the University of Calabar's Faculty of Social Sciences in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. The study specifically investigated the association between students' academic success and a conducive study environment, as well as the relationship between students' academic performance and study groups and study time. The study was conducted using Victor Vroom's expectation theory (1964) as its theoretical foundation. The selection of 384 respondents involved the use of systematic sampling techniques in addition to primary and secondary sampling. To collect data, a 30-item survey called "Study habits and academic performance of students (SHAPS)" was employed. The statistical technique known as the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (PPMC) was used to do the statistical analysis. Three hypotheses with a degree of freedom of 382 were developed and tested at a significance threshold of 0.05. The results demonstrated a significant correlation between students' academic performance and a conducive study environment, significant correlations between students' academic performance and study groups, and significant correlations between students' academic performance and study time. Based on the results, it was suggested that the school administration create a conducive learning environment for students, such as an air-conditioned library, encourage them to form productive study groups with their peers to help them with their studies, and, lastly, educate students about the value of time management and instill time management skills.
Number of Pages: 10
Number of Words: 4727
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