Relationship between Study Habits and Academi...

Relationship between Study Habits and Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Students

Author Name : Pakan Singh, Praveen Bobby Binjha

ABSTRACT

The aims of this study the examine the relationship between student’s study habits with academic achievement. A correlational study was conducted among undergraduate students. The sample consisting sixty-four undergraduate students, age range between 17-21years randomly from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, and North Orissa University. Study habits inventory Palsane and Sharma (2003) and academic achievement score were used in the study. ANOVA and Perasons’ Correlation coefficient used to find the association between study habits with academic achievement. The findings of the study 50% of students found an average/moderate study habits while 37.5% were good and 12.5% were considered poor in study habits.  There is a positive relationship between study habits and academic achievement. The mean of students’ grade point was 67.12±9.9 out of 19 male and the mean of female 70.1 ± 9.4, overall students grade point was 69.21(9.63). The score of study habit includes time budgeting (6.9 out of 10), physical condition (4.9 out of 12), reading ability (3.2 out of 16), note taking (4.9 out of 6), learning motivation (5.8 out of 12), memorization (6.25 out of 8), taking the examination (3.8 out of 20) and health (3.56 out of 6) and the total score (39.34 out of 90). The results show a significant relationship between academic achievement and study habits. In conclusion, the study habits of students indicated significant relationship with students’ academic achievement.

Key Words- Study Habits, Academic achievement, Higher Education