Chapter I
THE PROBLEM

Introduction Learning is a very important personal matter and there isn’t one study habit that works for every situation. One here to take more responsibility to acquire the desired knowledge to develop positive values, critical thinking, attitudes and skills. Effective study skills and strategies opportunities to approach learning tasks systematically and independently. Practicing good study habits is the key to becoming smarter and achieving success in school. Paivio (2000) noted that habits of study, which are formed in school have greater significance and students must realize the need to acquire these effective study habits. Effective studying will help students to prepare schoolwork in less time and achieve greater degree of mastery of the lesson. Students who study effectively and efficiently utilize methods of learning which aid in the acquisition, retention, application of knowledge, facts and information from textbook and class discussion, lectures and other resources. According to Pascual (2001), stated that study skills/habits or study strategies are approaches applied to learning. They are generally critical to success in school, are considered essential for acquiring good grades, and are useful for learning throughout one's life. There are arrays of study skills, which may tackle the process of organizing and taking in new information, retaining information, or dealing with assessments. They include mnemonics, which aid the retention of lists of information, effective reading and concentration techniques, as well as efficient note taking. Acquiring effective study habits are often left up to the student and their support, however there is and evidence that they increasingly taught at high school and university level. The researcher believes that the development of good study habits helped a person