Abstract
This investigated the nature of study habits and how the demographic variables (sex, age, level and residential status) determine the study habits among full-time regular undergraduate students. Using the cross-sectional survey design, 621 full-time undergraduate students were sampled through proportionate stratified random sampling. Structured questionnaire which had a reliability co-efficient of 0.91 determined through Cronbach alpha was the main instrument used for data collection. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean, and standard deviation and inferential statistics such as independent samples t-test and One way between groups ANOVA. The study revealed that the undergraduate students practised homework and assignment most, followed by concentration related study habits, reading and note-taking, examination related study habits while time management related study habits was the least study habits practiced among the students. It was also discovered that students’ demographic variables like sex and level were statistically significant with their study habits. This was seen as male students had better study habits than the females while level 100 full-time undergraduate students had better study habits than their counterparts in level 200, level 300 and level 400 respectively. Besides, it was disclosed that though not statistically significant, students who were resident on-campus had better study habits than their counterparts living outside campus. Furthermore, it was revealed that there is a general disinterest in the practice of study habits as students advanced in age. Based on these findings, it was recommended that the University Management and Academic Board through various departments should introduce study skill courses to assist students in the development of effective study habits. In so doing, these demographic variables should be factored in rolling out interventions for improved academic performance.
 
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Highlights
There has been a growing interest in the study habits of students in recent years
Even though the homework and assignment study habits was dominant among the undergraduate students, the results suggested that the undergraduate students exhibited all the study habits outlined in the study
All the study habits constructs outlined in this study such as examination study habits, homework and assignment, reading and note-taking, concentration and time management were the study habit practices of the students
Summary
There has been a growing interest in the study habits of students in recent years. Lalrintluangi (2018) lent credence to this assertion when he argued that students’ study habits, apart from holding the key to improved academic achievement, assist students in critical reflection in skills outcomes such as selecting, analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing which are critical components of learning. Having realised that study habits are crucial to the academic success of students and the realisation of educational goals, education stakeholders have made it a major component in the school’s curriculum. Mahraj and Qamar (2012) posit that if study skills are undermined by students and education stakeholders at all levels of education, the trend and menace of students’ abysmal performance in both internal and external examinations would continue to blossom and become more devastating and alarming. The above views insinuate that the realisation of educational goals and objectives is likely to repress if efforts are not made to improve the study skills of students
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