Effect of Study Skills Training on Poor Study Habits Among Senior Secondary School Students in Fagge, Kano State, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
This investigated the of study skills on poor study among senior school students in the Faggge local government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. Five research questions and five null hypotheses were formulated. The quasi-experimental, pre-test, post-test control design guided the study.
The population of the study comprised all the SS-II students of the Fagge local government area of . The sample was made up of 100 respondents who were assigned to two groups: study skills training(experimental group) and the control group.
Each had 50 participants (25 males and 25 females). Purposive sampling was used in selecting students with poor study habits for the research.
The instrument used to measure the poor study habits of students was the Study Habits Inventory developed by Bakare (1977). Data were analyzed using percentages, mean, standard deviation, and t-test.
The results showed that there is a significant effect between secondary school students exposed to study skills training and the control group (t=17.308, p=0.000); there is a significant effect of the study skills training between the treatment and control group on homework and assignment (t=4.577, p=0.000);
there is a significant effect of the study skills training between the treatment and control group on time allocation, reading and note-taking,
and study period procedures (t=13.999, p=0.000); there is a significant effect of the study skills training between the treatment and control group on concentration, written works, examinations and teacher consultation(t=18.374, p=0.000);
there is a significant difference between poor study habits of the male and female respondents in the treatment group(t=6.126, p=0.000). Based on these findings, it was recommended that school counselors should organize study skills training for their students often; this can be done every term or per session.
INTRODUCTION
1.4 Background to the Study
The achievement any society made is not the function of the building acquired but depends on the capacity of inhabitants who constitute such society. Every society needs a reasonable number of elites to make great achievements. The capacity of the inhabitants is in turn reflected through academic success which is a function of study habits and attitude to study.
Any fundamental change in the intellectual and social outlook of any society has to be preceded by effective study habits and a positive attitude to studying by its inhabitants. For students in formal educational institutions to attain successful achievement in their academic pursuit, they need to have good study habits.
Each individual needs to understand the pattern of studies to adopt in order to excel in the course of schooling. Most students perform below average due to a lack of good study habits (Abdullahi, 2008). Some students usually have problems getting started.
They start studying very late. At this time, the work becomes so cumbersome with so many available materials to read and a lot of assignments to be done (Akafa, 2011).
Most students are involved with so many activities aside from their studies. They skip reading their note after lessons; they keep postponing their time of studies.
All books are piled up to be read at once. Hence, it is pertinent to note that there is a need to encourage good study habits among students so as to attain standard and qualitative education.
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