CHAPTER Ⅰ

THE PROBLEM
Introduction

For generations, study habits have always been the core of academic success, and it plays

a significant role in every student's life. It is the action and behaviors that students regularly and

habitually perform in order to facilitate their learning process. These habits can include activities

such as reading, note-taking, studying in groups, and managing time effectively. These habits are

what helps students to achieve high grades. It can be defined as effective or counterproductive

based in whether it serves the student well.

Bernice L. Sanalonis (1970) stated that study habits are when and where a student helps

to determine his academic success. The success or failure of each student depends on their

ability, intelligence, and actions. Thus, many effective study habits can help a student to

improve. Students' lack of awareness about effective study habits can lead to disparities in

achievement and increased stress. Which is why the reason for choosing this topic is to better

understand how study habits impact academic outcomes and to identify which study techniques

are most effective, especially for STEM students.

In the field of educational psychology that we are researching, the impact/s of study

habits is quite common. Although the topic itself is not quite unique, there are very few studies

that focus on study habits among students in the STEM fields. Aside from this, we also aim to

investigate the impact of various study techniques on different kinds of students. Given our goals

for this study, we will not be able to provide a deeper understanding into the relationship of

students' study habits and their academic performance due to our limited understanding of

educational psychology, and the resources available to us.

 The purpose of this research is to understand why students have differing academic

performances in correlation with their study habits and routines. In addition to this, we also

intend for our research to benefit our fellow students, by giving them a basic insight on how their

study habits affect their academic performance, and/or as a basis for future researchers to

investigate the deeper variables and factors that are in play.

Conceptual Framework

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE

Academic performance

Study Habits Time management

Peer pressure

Student’s access to
resources and Prior
academic achievement

MODERATING VARIABLE

Figure1.1. Conceptual Framework

In Figure1.1., the independent variable, study habits is the fundamental academic performance,

time management and peer pressure. The moderating variable, which student’s access to

resources and prior academic achievement.

Statement of Purpose

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between study habits and academic
performance of HNVS STEM students, to evaluate how it impacts into their learning.
Specifically, the study examines to:
1. What are some common study habits that HNVS STEM students use, and which ones
seem work best?
2. What are the kinds of challenges that students face that might make it harder for them to
study effectively?
3. How does this study habit contribute to their success in specific STEM strand?

Research Hypothesis

Null Hypothesis (Ho). There is a significant relationship between study habits and academic

performances among Hilongos National Vocational School (HNVS) STEM students.

Alternative Hypothesis (Ha). There is a significant relationship between study habits and

academic performances among Hilongos National Vocational School (HNVS) STEM students.

Significance of the Problem

The findings of this study are to improve the study habit, academic performance or

outcomes, supporting students’ success and addressing gap in knowledge. By understanding the

impact of study habit in academic performance particularly in STEM strand, we can create more

effective strategies for all students.

The findings of this study could be highly significant and beneficial to the following:

STEM student this study can be benefits students by making findings of this study as a guide

on how study habits impact their academic performance.

 Teachers this study can be benefits teachers/educators on how to support students in

developing effective study habits that can lead to improved academic performance.

School to enhance students study habits, promoting academic achievement and promoting more

affective learning for all students.

Definition of Terms

Academic performance - refers to a student's achievements in their academic.

Study habits-refer to the consistent patterns of behavior, strategies, and routines that students

use to learn and prepare for academic tasks.

Time Management- Planning and allocating time effectively for studying.

Metacognition-awareness or analysis of one's own learning or thinking processes.

Active Learning: Engaging with material through techniques like notetaking, summarizing,

concept mapping, and active recall.

Impact- The effect or influence that study habits have on academic performance.
 CHAPTER Ⅱ

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Academic performance is becoming more widely acknowledged as a critical factor in

determining student success and future career prospects in the quickly developing field of

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Therefore, when it comes to

school performance of individual students, sometimes they may do well or badly in certain

courses depending on their understanding of what is taught their academic performance is the

primary indicator of a quality learning experience in every school setting, particularly in higher

institutions (Magulod, 2019). This review synthesizes the emerging literature on the impact of

study habit on the academic performance of HNVS STEM students study habits as simply how

students organize his or her time so that they frequently review, and study habits consist of

patterns of behavior they have developed throughout their academic career.R.M. Losare Ir.

(2009). They are practices that could allow a learner to somehow gain interest while studying

without having to feel pressured or bothered. Study habits are one of the most important

determinants of a student's academic performance (Jafari, 2019). In this chapter, we will present

the result of empirical researchers that examine the impact of study habits on the academic

performance of students, particularly focusing on Grade 11 and 12 Senior High School students

from the (STEM) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics track at (HNVS) Hilongos

National Vocational School. Finally, we will bale to identify the research limitations and

recommend the possible areas of future researchers to avoid circumstances.

The purpose of all academic and non-academic activities of the schools is basically to

enhance the academic achievements of students (Anju Verma,2016). Academic achievements are
the outcome of the hard work students must endure. Among the many factors influencing student

performance, study habits have and will always play a significant role.

Intelligence characteristics such as intellectual capacity are used as predictors of academic

performances. Multiple studies have explored the function of non- cognitive influences, such as

study abilities, inspiration, study behaviors, and attitudes towards Academic achievement. The

research concluded that healthy study behaviors and optimistic research attitudes might

significantly affect student academic achievement (Sikhwari, 2016).

Looyeh, Fazelpour, Masoule, Chehrzad, and Leili (2017) have shown a substantial

association between students' research patterns and academic success. Determining the student's

study habits and the relationship between their study habits and academic success can boost their

academic achievement and learning habits.

Thiyagu (2013) studied how study habits can affect the students' academic achievement in

terms of their gender, locality, and residency. The respondents were given a standardized tool for

the measurement of the study habits variable. The results showed no significant relationship

between study habits and the students' academic aspects of their gender, locality, and residency.

A study conducted by students from the Technological Institute of the Philippines –

Manila investigated the students' study habits. 76 respondents were chosen out of the total

population of 105 scholars using the incidental sampling approach and were given survey

questionnaires to answer. The study showed that the academic performers' study habits were time

management, learning styles, and study environment. It contributes significantly to the academic

performers' performance (Foz, Gomez, Luz, Miron & Zarate, 2016).

 Many studies have been carried out by researchers like Adeyemo (2005) and Gbore (2006)

on effective study habits. They argue that study habits have strong relationship with the

academic performance of students. A student who cultivates certain study habit will perform

differently from a student who has another set of study habit. It is believed that student who lacks

effective and efficient means of studying would be building on shaking foundation and

consequently have weak foundation. The teachers teach all the students collectively, but all the

students do not have the same grades, here we see underachievers and high achievers in

mathematics. With these the teachers get puzzled with the sight of such situations and then try or

push too much (Riaz, Asma& Niaz, 2002).