STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OGUTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page i
Approval page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgements iv
Table of contents v
Abstract viii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 2
1.3 Scope of the Study 3
1.4 Purpose of the Study 3
1.5 Significance of the Study 4
1.6 Research questions 4

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 The concept of Study Habits 6
2.2 Defective study Habits 8
2.3 Factors Affecting Academic Performance 10
2.4 Study Habits in relation to Academic performance 13
2.5 Need for Orientation of Students on study Habits 18
2.6 Criteria for Good Study Habits 22

CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Design of the Study 28
3.2 Area of the Study 29
3.3 Population of the Study 29
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques 29
3.5 Instrumentation 30
3.6 Validation of Instruments 31
3.7 Reliability of the Instrument 31
3.8 Method of data Collection 31
3.9 Method of data Analysis 32

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Data Analysis and Presentation 33

Chapter Five
5.0 Discussion and Interpretation of Result 38
5.1 Discussion of Result 38
5.2 Education Implication of the Findings 42
5.3 Recommendation 43
5.4 Limitation to the Study 44
5.5 Suggestion for Further Studies 44
5.6 Conclusion 45
Bibliography 47 Appendix 55 ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to determine the nature of the study habits possed by the secondary school students in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State and to ascertain whether there existed any relationship between such study habits and academics performance of the students. Random