CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Learning can be achieved in many ways. There are lots of factors that affect learning. Some of these can boast learning and some can hinders learning. Many educational psychologist mentioned different factors that affects learning. It can be intrinsic, extrinsic or environmental. Some says learning can be acquired through experience (Ivan Pavlov). Some believes that by giving reinforcement (positive or negative), a student will eagerly learn ( B.F Skinner).But no single factor can definitely pointed out as predicting learning. It has been interplay with so many factors like gender, economic status, age, social status, IQ, study habits, etc. But among all of these factors, one with big impact to their learning is the study habits and skills of an individual. Such study habits and skills can be related to; a. habits that provides good working condition, b. essential study habits, reading habits and skills and c. habits related to note taking outlining and library use. The Social Cognitive Theory focuses on learning affected by behavior. People learn by observing others, with the environment, behavior, and cognition all as the chief factors in influencing development in a reciprocal triadic relationship. For example, each behavior witnessed can change a person's way of thinking (cognition). Similarly, the environment one is raised in may influence later behaviors, just as a father's mindset (also cognition) determines the environment in which his children are raised.Since habit is a behavior, and skills can be acquired and developed in the environment, we can say that the study habits and skills really affect the learning of the students. In conformity with ( Mcknight 2006 ) he explained that habits are formed thorugh repetition. Once formed, habits are difficult to break. And it is formed when we are young and are likely to stay with us in