A Study of Study Habits of Viii Class Pupils in Relation to Certain Variables

Abstract

Study habits may be defined as the complex of reading behaviour of a person, resulting from the varying degrees of interaction, of a number of variables, when he seeks graphic records for acquiring information or knowledge. The main objective of the present study is to study the influence of gender, age and caste on the study habits of VIII class pupils. Study habits inventory was developed by Narayana Reddy (2001) was adopted. A sample of 300 VIII class pupils representing all categories of schools is selected in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh by following the standardized procedures. ‘t’ – test and ANOVA (‘F’ – test) were employed for analysis of the data. Gender, age and caste have significant influence on the study habits of VIII class students.