A Correlational Analysis of High and Low Achievers’ Study Habits Withtheir Achievement

Abstract

In the present competitive academic scenario, students’ academic achievement has emerged as major indicator of their success and failure. Therefore, academic achievement has always been a stressful phenomenon for the students as it leads them towards being high achiever and low achiever or under achiever. The study was carried out to find out a relationship between high and low achievers’ study habits and their achievement. Total, 379 students including male and females of 10th class from nine secondary schools targeting two Tehsils of a District in Southern Punjab. Respondents were selected through purposive sampling on the basis of their high and poor performance in previous exam of 9th class. A self-developed study habit scale was administered over the students. Percentage, Mean score, Spearman rho and Multiple Regression were the major data analysis techniques of the study. After analysis, it was concluded that majority of the participants had productive study habits as 71% of students had the habit of timely exam preparation. Female students had more positive inclination towards opting good habits while avoiding faulty habits. In most of the themes of habits a positive and significant relationship was explored. A statistically significant and positive effect of various study habits was found on achievement of students. The study recommends that students should be exposed such activities by the teachers that may foster good and productive study habits in them.