Influence of Study Habits on Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in relation to Gender and Community

Quality education and optimum academic achievement commensurate with the inherent abilities of the individual is the ultimate goal of all educational endeavors carried out in educational institutions. A number of factors have been found exercising their influence on the academic achievement of students. A great deal of research studies expose that Study Habits is one of them which play an important role in the academic achievement of students and closely associated with their success in examinations. The present paper is a humble attempt to study the influence of Study Habits on the academic achievement of senior secondary school students. The research was carried out on a sample of 345 students studying in class XI in different senior secondary schools of Moradabad and Rampur districts of Western U.P. The sample was classified on the basis of gender and community to explore the difference in academic achievement. A standardized test was used to collect the essential data for study. Mean (M), Standard Deviation (S.D), Pearson Product moment Correlation (r), ANOVA and t-test were employed to analyze the obtained data. The findings revealed that Study Habits has a significant relationship with academic achievement of senior secondary school students and teachers should first treat the habits of students. Differences in academic achievement with respect to gender and community were found significant. Finally the study puts forth some suggestions to enhance the study habits of secondary school students.