Good Study Habits Research Articles

Learners’ Conduct and Educational Achievement

Learners’ conduct may be taken from several factors which may be the cause for their educational achievement. This study aimed to determine the level of learners’ conduct and educational achievement. This also determined the relationship between the learners’ conduct and educational achievement. The respondents of this study were the teachers (n=105) from the selected schools in the Division of Cagayan de Oro City. This study used descriptive correlational research design with documentary analysis and utilized an adapted and modified survey questionnaire as its instrument to gather the data from respondents. Statistical tools like frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient were used to find out the relationships between the variables. Results showed that the learners’ conduct was at moderate level on which family has the highest mean score while teacher has the lowest mean score. Learners’ educational achievement was at a satisfactory level. Learners’ conduct was negatively correlated with educational achievement. Though negatively correlated but it can be concluded that family plays an important role in molding learners’ conduct. Thus, the school may hold parenting seminars to remind parents of the importance of family in developing the learners’ conduct. If learners have desirable conduct, they would have good study habits that would improve their educational achievement.

UPAYA GURU DALAM MENGATASI KESULITAS BELAJAR SISWA

This research is motivated by students being less motivated in following the learning process, students lack mastery of learning material and student learning outcomes are still low. The purpose of this study is to describe the efforts of teachers in overcoming student learning difficulties in class VII-B SMP BNKP Telukdalam. The results of the research found were teachers' efforts in overcoming learning difficulties, namely providing remedial teaching (remidial), providing repetition activities for material (enrichment), forming group work for students, giving homework, explaining lessons back to students who do not understand, providing opportunities for students to ask questions, providing learning motivation, developing good attitudes and study habits towards students. Suggestions in this study are (1) To teachers, teachers to always try, look for factors, and make strategies in overcoming student learning difficulties that have been carried out by teachers so far. Teachers should improve in providing motivation or encouragement to students to be more active in proper learning. (2) Students should have attention to themselves, for example, if there is a problem that is difficult to solve alone, they should consult the teacher or others who can help solve the problem they face.

Study Habits and Examination Anxiety as Correlates of Students Attitudes Towards Examination Malpractices in Government Tertiary Institutions in Akwa State, Nigeria

This research looks at study habits and examination anxiety as correlates of students’ attitudes towards examination malpractice using government tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State as a case study. Survey methodology was employed to collect data from the population of students in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State. A total of 328 people from 10 government tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State filled out the survey, The Taro Yamane formula was used to determine a sample size of 400. With a mean criterion of 3.0, the statistical tools of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) were used to analyze the study's research topics. Reviewing the effects of study habits, causes of examination anxiety, and effects of students’ attitude towards examination malpractice will find that: poor time management, teaching strategies, peer pressure, threats from lectures, poor self-care and confidence, the quest for certificates, etc. all lead to examination malpractice in higher institutions in Akwa Ibom State. The study gave some recommendations and concluded that study habits, examination anxiety, and students’ attitudes have a joint influence on Examination malpractice therefore all hands must be on deck to make sure students in government higher institutions in Akwa Ibom State have a good study habits and attitude, and also eradicate any form of internal (within the educational system) examination anxiety from students so as to achieve knowledge and skills rather than a mere A4 certificate paper.

Research on the Current Status and Countermeasures of Chinese Language Teaching in Primary Schools under the Background of New Curriculum Reform

The continuous advancement of educational reform has set higher standards for the teaching of Chinese language in primary schools. Teachers are required to continuously explore and adopt innovative teaching methods while discarding outdated approaches to enhance teaching efficiency. Primary education marks the beginning of children's learning journey, playing a decisive role in stimulating their interest in learning and developing good habits. Therefore, improving teaching methods in primary schools not only positively affects children’s current learning but also lays the foundation for their future academic growth, contributing to the improvement of students' comprehensive abilities. Despitethis, the teaching outcomes in primary schools still have room for improvement.Some students have not yet developed good study habits and show resistance to learning, which affects the teaching effectiveness, especially in the Chinese subject where this issue is more pronounced. Therefore, it is crucial to deeply analyze the current situation of Chinese language teaching in primary schools and find effective improvement strategies. This can enhance students' motivation to learn and improve the quality of teaching.

Research on the Cultivation Strategy of Primary School Students' Mathematical Language Expression Ability

Learning mathematics is a process of learning mathematical language, which is the external manifestation of mathematical thinking, the carrier of mathematical knowledge and mathematical ideas and methods, and at the same time, mathematical knowledge also needs mathematical language as a medium to disseminate and communicate. In the study of mathematics, whether students can learn mathematics well is related to whether students have good mathematical language skills, but many studies can show that there are obvious deficiencies in the current mathematical language expression skills of primary school students. Therefore, teachers need to strengthen students' thinking training and good study habits, so as to further cultivate students' mathematical language expression ability and improve students' core literacy. To this end, this paper will elaborate on the concept and classification of mathematical language, as well as the cultivation strategies of primary school students' mathematical language expression ability.

Empowering Adolescents: Exploring the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Test Anxiety

Background: Test anxiety is a major cause of student non-performance, despite adequate preparation. This paper is part of a multi-centric youth behavior study project done in 2022 by the Association of Adolescent and Child Care in India (AACCI). Aims: to study self-esteem and test anxiety in school children. Methods: The tools used were RSES- Rosenburg Self-esteem Score (scores >25 are considered high self-esteem and FTAS- Freidben Test Anxiety Scale (scores > 7 are considered significant). Sample: 242 students (10-18 years) studying in a coaching class in Aurangabad (males 53.31%, females 46.69%). Validity & reliability: The RSES - Guttman scale coefficient of reproducibility is 0.92, indicating excellent internal consistency. Test-retest reliability over 2 weeks reveals correlations of 0.85 and 0.88. FTAS- the internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) of the total and the three sub-scales of the FTA (range: .81-.91validity, 0.82 (girls) and 0.84 (boys). It has also been shown to be significantly correlated with peer evaluations of the degree to which test-related stress is experienced (Total: 0.54; Fear of Social Derogation: 0.52; Cognitive Obstruction: 0.64; and Tenseness: 0.78. Ethical issues: This project has been cleared by the AACCI IEC. Parental permission and assent of students were taken. Statistical analysis was done using t-test/ANOVA by GNU PSPP. Results: Analysis of our data showed that this sample had significant mean test anxiety scores: total FTAS (9.19±5.37). SD-Social Derogation (3.84±2.61), CO-Cognitive Obstruction (2.46±2.17), and T-Tenseness (2.88±1.95). Females showed higher scores - total FTAS (10.23±5.10) and SD (4.40±2.54). A strong correlation was found between FTAS score and SD factor across all ages with the strongest positive correlation coefficient for early adolescent female students r (24) =.92, p<.001. Conclusion: Females had higher test anxiety scores, and lower self-esteem scores and will need specific intervention. Being judged by marks affects the self-esteem of adolescents. SD factor was significant across ages in this sample. AACCI conducts awareness programs for parents and teachers to reduce social pressure on children given high SD scores. We also conduct intervention programs for improving CO scores by instilling good study skills and habits and relaxation and stress relief methods to reduce T scores in the context of test anxiety.

SINGLE SHIFT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LOWER PRIMARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN RWANDA, A CASE OF KARONGI DISTRICT

The research investigated the single shift implementation strategies and students academic performance in lower primary public schools in Rwanda, a case study of Karongi district. According to the data, 77.6% of respondents strongly agreed that the first objective of the implementation of single shift in their school is well organized and effectively managed 82.2% strongly agreed that the necessary infrastructure and facilities are available to support the implementation of single shift in our school and 90.0% strongly agreed that the teaching staff in their school is adequately trained and prepared for the implementation of single shift. This result reveals that the schools single-shift implementation is well organized, there is the availability of necessary infrastructure, and the teaching staff is adequately trained, which are indicators of the single-shift implementation strategies. For the second objective, the study found that 79.8% strongly agreed that the academic performance of students in our school has improved since the implementation of single shift. The study found a strong positive relationship between enhanced teacher-student interaction, improved school infrastructures, improved class attendance, increased qualified teachers, curriculum design and improved grades. These findings suggest that enhanced teacher-student interaction, improved school infrastructure, improved class attendance, improved grades, and improved curriculum design all contribute to improved outcomes. Lastly, as the p-value is smaller than 0.05, the aforementioned characteristics are positively correlated with academic achievement in lower primary public schools in the Karongi district of Rwanda. It is advised that reconsidering students take responsibility for their learning, attend regularly, seek help, develop good study habits, participate in extracurricular activities, and implement student-centred pedagogies. Teachers should provide individualized support, use various methods, collaborate, and continuously update their skills.

Positive Factors of Student Learning Orientation in Improving Student Understanding and Learning Outcomes

The low results of learning mathematics from year to year give rise to students' perception that mathematics is a difficult subject. This needs to be researched to analyze the relationship between mathematics learning attitudes, anxiety, and habits, and evaluate additional mathematics learning outcomes. Quantitative research method with a survey approach. The research subjects were 253 people using random sampling. The data collection technique uses an instrument adapted from Learning Orientation which includes attitudes, attention, and study habits totaling 52 items. The analysis technique uses correlation and regression with SPSS version 26.0 software. The research results show that attitudes, habits, and anxiety are positively and significantly related to learning. Learning anxiety has a moderate relationship, while attitudes and study habits have a weak relationship with increasing learning achievement. Another finding is that learning anxiety is the main predictor of additional material, compared to attitudes and study habits. In conclusion, learning orientation is one of the factors that plays a very important role in determining the level of student learning achievement. This contribution provides information that students who have a positive attitude in learning show good study habits, therefore the teacher's role is needed to build a positive attitude.

The Application Strategy of Graphic Combination in Primary Art Teaching

Graphic teaching is a teaching mode that guides teachers to combine images and words in the course of teaching. This teaching mode enables art teachers to explain the course content to students in a more intuitive way, deepen their understanding of what they have learned, and promote the improvement of art level and aesthetic ability. At the same time, it also helps to cultivate students' good study habits and achieve their all-round development. After consulting that no matter which version of the current primary school art textbooks are composed of text and picture typesetting. They complement each other and are closely linked to guide the learners. This is enough to explain an important feature of the combination of pictures and texts in art teaching, that is, teachers should pay attention to the combination of pictures and texts in teaching, especially in PPT courseware, and try to avoid all words or only pictures. This paper will discuss the essay and drawing diary and the combination of illustration and text in the form of graphic combination. This paper demonstrates the significance of graphic combination to the primary school art teaching and puts forward the application strategy of graphic combination in the primary school art teaching. Finally, the importance of graphic combination teaching to the overall development of students and the cultivation of social talents is emphasized again.

Free school meals and cognitive ability: Evidence from China's student nutrition improvement plan.

The China Student Nutrition Improvement Plan (SNIP) covers 40.6 million students in the compulsory education stage, accounting for 42% of all students enrolled in rural compulsory education in 2021. This paper utilizes the county-by-county rollout of the SNIP and estimates the effect of this nutritional intervention on students' cognitive outcomes. We find that SNIP increases math test scores but has a statistically insignificant effect on verbal achievement. The effect is greater for middle school students and children from disadvantaged families. The SNIP affects the cognitive performance of students by improving their health status, increasing school attendance, fostering good study habits, raising educational expectations, and improving the human capital of peers.

PARENTS’ ROLE IN STUDENTS’ EXERCISE HABITS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

In the last more than six decades, through research, experiments, scholarly articles, thesis, and dissertations, it has been well known that sports and physical activities are closely associated with children’s growth, physical fitness, mental fitness, health, academic performance, and overall personal development. To fully provide all the benefits exercise, sports, and sports-related physical activities contribute, parents play a very important role. It would be wrong to expect children to grow up physically and mentally fit and be successful in life leaving them alone without parents’ support, encouragement, and time. Thus, parents need to be children’s role models and need to encourage and support them constantly, at least until they enter the adult stage. This is very true, especially in instilling good exercise habits, study habits, and behavior among children and adolescents. Despite all the benefits regular exercise and sports activities contribute, only a very small portion of parents and students (children) are involved in sports and physical activities in Taiwan. The present study is a quantitative, synchronic, and descriptive study that investigated the impacts and influences parents give to their children’s exercise habits, study habits, and overall academic performance based on their (parents’) exercise habits and asking habits their children to do exercise. Data were collected through self-designed survey questionnaires from 303 senior high school and college students who were studying in three different educational institutes located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Results: A very low percentage of parents were found to be role models to their children who were doing regular exercise and willing to spend time with their children. In general, out of 303 students surveyed, 21% of parents (either father or mother) did regular exercise (3 times and above per week). Among the 303 students surveyed, only 23% of students did regular exercise. Sharp differences in exercise habits were found between the students whose parents did regular exercise and those students whose parents never did any exercise. Among students whose parents did regular exercise, 40% of them did regular exercise compared to 13% among students whose parents never did exercise. In general, 59% of parents never asked their children to exercise, while only 14% of parents asked frequently. Parents who did regular exercise asked their children to do exercise far more (35% of parents) compared to (6% of parents) those parents who never did exercise. It was found that those students whose parents did regular exercise and asked them (children) to do the same also had better exercise habits and better study habits than those students whose parents never did exercise nor asked their children to do exercise.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0708/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

BECI System of Business English Reading and Writing

Purpose: This study puts forward the BECI system under the background of Chinese new liberal arts construction and the guidance of postmodern philosophy and the blended teaching mode in order to sustainably improve students’ Business English Reading and Writing ability and cultivate Business English compound talents who meet the market demand. Theoretical framework: The research makes use of post-modern philosophy and blended teaching mode to explore the BECI system. Design/ methodology/ approach: The BECI system teaching mode integrates traditional teaching and digital teaching, and uses information technology, online and offline, multi-modal teaching and process assessment mechanism to comprehensively improve students’ participation and subjective learning status, and cultivate their good study habits. Findings: BECI system is market-demand-oriented, student-centered and teacher-scaffolded, which includes business knowledge, English knowledge, cross-cultural knowledge and ideological and political knowledge, and advocates the mutual promotion of Business English Reading (input) and Business English Writing (output). Research, Practice & Social Implications: The research not solely solves some problems, such as complicated teaching content and low learning efficiency of students, Business English Reading and Writing facing with, but also endows learners with the sustainable Business English Reading and Writing ability and good study habits.

The Effect of Study Habits on the Learning Outcomes of Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) at Elementary School Students

Study habits are a way or technique to establish students when receiving learning, reading books, and doing assignments to complete teaching and learning activities. With these good Study habits, students can improve learning outcomes from the scores obtained previously. This study aims to determine the effect of student study habits on student learning outcomes in class IV Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) subjects at SDN Kedensari II. This research is a quantitative study using the post facto approach. The population in this study was grade IV students, and the research sample was 50 students. Data collection in this study is the first to use a questionnaire and documentation of mid-semester test scores as learning outcomes in Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) subjects. Data analysis used descriptive analysis, prerequisite test analysis, and hypothesis testing with the T-test, and the results showed that students' study habits were included in a reasonably good category with a percentage of 38%. The value of learning outcomes from the midterm test scores was included in the good enough type, with the highest rate of 34%. This research proves that Study habits significantly affect student learning outcomes in class IV Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) subjects at SDN Kedensari II.

Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Pangasinan Merchant Marine Academy’s Bachelor of Marine Transportation Students

This study uses a quantitative-correlational-descriptive research approach to look at the factors that influence the academic performance of third-year marine transportation students at Pangasinan Merchant Marine Academy. Despite a predominance of younger guys from lower-income families, the study contradicts conventional wisdom by revealing no significant links between demography and academic performance. Both student and teacher-related characteristics were shown to have no significant link with academic achievement. However, all participants agreed on the necessity of good study habits, notably dedicated study time, note review, and active engagement. The study emphasizes the importance of teacher-related aspects such as mastery of course content, interactive involvement, and adaptive teaching approaches in improving academic accomplishment. Recommendations include tailored support programs for specific student demographics, as well as additional research into factors contributing to positive academic performance in technical courses, with the goal of improving teaching methodologies and fostering a comprehensive understanding of maritime education dynamics.

A Bayesian network-based study of the correlation between students’ study habits and foreign language performance

Abstract Exploring the relationship between students’ study habits and foreign language performance is of great significance to the field of education, this paper investigates the correlation between students’ study habits and foreign language performance, and uses Bayesian networks to construct a labeled correlation model of study habits and their effects on foreign language performance. A multi-labeled Bayesian network model was built to assess the impact of different study habits on foreign language achievement by collecting and analyzing data on study habits and foreign language achievement of 110 college and university students. In this study, there was a significant positive correlation between the characteristics of learning behaviors in class (e.g., pre-study and review) and foreign language achievement, with correlation coefficients of 0.366 and 0.411, respectively, while the association between the characteristics of life behaviors (e.g., sleep and diet) and foreign language achievement was relatively weak. The study also showed a high positive correlation (0.283) between positive attitudes towards school and foreign language achievement. Through Bayesian network analysis, this paper further confirms the importance of good study habits in improving academic performance in foreign languages. By optimizing students’ study habits and extracurricular learning behaviors, the study can effectively enhance foreign language learning outcomes.

Elementary School Students' Effectiveness towards Improving Mathematics Learning Outcomes in Additional Material

The low results of learning mathematics from year to year give rise to suggestions for students that mathematics is a difficult lesson. This needs to be researched to find out the relationship between mathematics learning attitudes, anxiety, habits, and additional mathematics learning outcomes. Quantitative research method with a survey approach. The subjects were 251 random sampling people. Data collection techniques using instruments adapted from Mathematics Learning Orientation which include attitudes, attention, and mathematics learning habits totaling 51 items. Analysis techniques using correlation and regression with SPSS software version 26.0. The findings show that attitudes, habits, and anxiety are positively and significantly related to mathematics learning. Mathematics learning anxiety has a moderate relationship, while mathematics learning attitudes and habits have a weak relationship to additional mathematics learning achievement. Another finding is that the relationship between anxiety about studying mathematics is the main predictor of additional material, compared to attitudes and habits about studying mathematics. The conclusion is that mathematics learning orientation is one of the factors that plays a very important role in determining the level of student achievement in mathematics. The contribution provides information that students who have a positive attitude in learning mathematics show good study habits, therefore the teacher's role is needed to build a positive attitude.

Research on Bilingual Acquisition Based on Ambiguity Sentences

Language ambiguity is one of the difficulties in learning a language. Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn because of its various ambiguities. This paper mainly explores the phenomenon of ambiguity in Chinese, and summarizes the research status of ambiguity among domestic and foreign scholars. The phenomenon of ambiguity is analyzed by reading literature and searching example sentences in the corpus. First of all, through reading the literature to understand the definition and classification of ambiguity. Then the impact of ambiguity on bilingual learners from the phonetic, lexical and grammatical aspects is analyzed. Among them, the grammatical aspect is further divided into the ambiguity of the syntactic plane, the ambiguity of the semantic plane and the ambiguity of the pragmatic aspect; finally, corresponding suggestions for teaching Chinese as a foreign language are put forward from the aspects of phonetics, vocabulary and grammar. For teachers, it is not only necessary to help students establish a correct attitude to deal with ambiguity, but also to avoid strange phenomena through some teaching methods such as pinyin or Chinese characters. And to help students develop good study habits, second language learners should really understand the meaning of the sentences, not just memorize each sentence mechanically. At the same time, teachers can create various contexts to help bilingual learners understand sentences and eliminate ambiguity.

PERAN GURU BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING TERHADAP PERILAKU BELAJAR SISWA KELAS IX SMP NEGERI 1 SIDOHARJO

Guidance and counseling is a school component that provides counseling services to students. One of the duties of the guidance and counseling teacher/counselor is to help develop students' potentials in a positive direction, including having good study habits. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the guidance and counseling teacher's role on the learning behavior of class IX students at SMP Negeri 1 Sidoharjo. The method used is quantitative with a correlation approach. From the simple linear regression statistical test with SPSS which was carried out, the result was that the correlation value (R) was 0.129. From this output, the coefficient of determination (R square) is 0.17, which implies that the effect of the independent variable (the role of the guidance and counseling teacher) on the dependent variable (learning behavior) is 1.7%, the calculated F value = 2.227, with a significance level of > 0.05, so it can be concluded that there is no influence of the role of the counseling teacher on student learning behavior. Thus, the first hypothesis in this study can be rejected.

Evaluating the Impact of Serious Games on Study Skills and Habits

Learning is a constructive process that requires dedication and motivation. Learning games can be used to en-gage learners, by providing opportunities to apply knowledge in a safe and fun environment. We created a peer-quizzing game that allows students to quiz each other on the course material and to playfully engage in good study habits. We set out to explore if learners with better learning skills and habits would be more en-gaged in the game in the context of a first-year computer science university class. We used the "Study Skills and Habits Questionnaire" to study the relationship between study skills and habits (especially time management, concentration, goal setting, and comprehension) and engagement in a competitive version of a peer-quizzing game including a leaderboard. We collected and analysed gameplay data of the students (n=34), such as creating quiz questions and solving the questions created by their peers. The results of the data analysis showed a moderate positive correlation between study skills and habits (time management, concentration, goal setting, and comprehension) and the number of questions answered and a moderate negative correlation with the number of questions created in the game. However, the regression model was not statistically significant in explaining the variation in the dependent variable (questions created). Among the individual predictor variables, only goal setting had a statistically significant positive effect on the number of questions created. Other variables, such as time management, concentration, and comprehension, did not show significant effects on the number of questions created by students.

Relationship Between Academic Procrastination and Differential Learning Outcomes in Asynchronous Online EFL Learning

Although one advantage of asynchronous online language learning is that learners can choose when and where to learn, this learning environment can also lend itself to procrastination. However, procrastination during asynchronous language learning has not been sufficiently studied. Therefore, the present study investigates student procrastination in an asynchronous English learning environment and examines its impact on learning outcomes. University students engaged in asynchronous learning were divided into three groups, reflecting the timing of access to online materials: procrastinators, habitual learners, and uncategorized learners. When the pre- and post-test scores of the three groups were compared, the procrastinators showed significantly less score growth than the habitual learners. However, these results leave room for further research on the learning outcomes of uncategorized learners, who lacked good study habits but did not procrastinate. The results suggest that, even in asynchronous language learning environments characterized by anytime/anywhere learning, interventions are needed to help students avoid procrastination and become habitual learners.