LEVEL OF STUDY HABITS IN ENGLISH OF GRADE 7 SECTIONS EMILIO

JACINTO, RAJAH SULAYMAN, MARIANO DIZON, MELCHORA AQUINO,

AND DIODATO ARELLANO OF WESTERN BICUTAN NATIONAL HIGH

SCHOOL TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES

An Action Research Presented to the

Schools Division Office of
Taguig City and Pateros

IAN E. PAGARAN
Teacher 1

Western Bicutan National High School

Schools Division Office of Taguig City and Pateros

March 2019
 Title:

LEVEL OF STUDY HABITS IN ENGLISH OF GRADE 7 STUDENTS, SECTIONS EMILIO

JACINTO, RAJAH SULAYMAN, MARIANO DIZON, MELCHORA AQUINO, AND DIODATO
ARELLANO OF WESTERN BICUTAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TOWARDS
IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES

Name:

IAN E. PAGARAN
Designation:

TEACHER 1
School:

WESTERN BICUTAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to determine the level of study habits of Grade 7 students, Sections

Emilio Jacinto, Rajah Sulayman, Mariano Dizon, Melchora Aquino, and Diodato Arellano. 114

students of Grade 7 participated in a one- week study. The data collection method employed

was through survey using an adapted study habit questionnaire as a research instrument to

gather the needed data. Results showed/indicated that studying, reading textbooks and

taking notes are their very high level of study habits while memorization is their lowest level
of study habit. It was concluded that these grade 7 students’ value study habits as they use

them in their daily learning tasks.

Keywords: study habits, , assessment, survey,

INTRODUCTION

A substantial amount of research has been conducted on various factors that affect

student achievement. According to Singh (2015), academic achievement includes life goals,

aspirations, emotional factors, personnel and social adjustments, study skills, etc. Thus,

learning is not limited to mere acquisition of knowledge; it includes various other aspects

such as attitude, interests, values, etc.

While students themselves are the most responsible for their own learning, good

teachers accept the responsibility for the learning of their students. It is good to know

learner characteristics since beliefs or preconceived notions about them influence how we

teach. Teacher responses to students influence how learners learn.

The literature has identified several aspects that affect student achievement and the

most important of these is learners’ characteristics. For the purposes of this research, study

habits have been the subject of inquiry. These includes the following components: reading

textbooks, note taking, studying, and memorizing.

According to Hussain (2000) as cited in Saco (2017), study habit refers to predispositions

which students have developed to attain success in studies. Everyone has different study

habits. Often, students perform poorly in school simply because they lack good study habits.

Study habits are fundamental to academic competence and associated with positive

outcomes across multiple academic content areas (Gettinger and Seibert, 2002). In a study

conducted by Crede and Kuncel (2014), study habits were found good predictors of
academic performance. Sawar et al. (2009) in their analysis on “Study Orientation of High

and Low Academic Achievers at Secondary School Level” revealed that the high achievers

had better study orientation and study attitude than the low achievers. A study conducted

by Shetty & Srinivasan (2014), provided a view of the various skills of studying adopted by

students and its association with their performance in biology. It was found out that

students with high exam scores have good study habits compared to those with lower exam

scores.

A study conducted by Olutola and Dosunmu (2016) revealed that there is a significant

relative effect of study habits and gender on science achievement. On the contrary, Saco

(2017) elucidated that gender does not significantly impact the factors that affect the study

habits of the respondents.

With the present study, it is believed that the results will help the teachers understand

the learners and help them achieve better. Parallel to this, the findings obtained in the

present study are thought to fill the gap in related literature.

Research Question:

1. What is the level of study habits in English of Grade 7 students, sections Emilio Jacinto,

Rajah Sulayman, Mariano Dizon, Melchora Aquino, and Diodato?

METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The research design employed in this study was descriptive design. In this type of

research design, a single case is observed at one point, which is during the administration of

the Study Habits Questionnaire (SHQ). Result of the questionnaire was the basis for

describing the level of study habits of the sample students. In this study, the research design

was used to determine the level of the study habits of the Grade 7 students, sections Emilio

Jacinto, Rajah Sulayman, Mariano Dizon, Melchora Aquino, and Diodato of Western Bicutan

National High School in Taguig City for the S.Y. 2018-2019.

Figure 1 presents the research design of study.

Input Process Output

A. Academic profile of A. Use of research tool A. Determining the study

the students in (SHQ) habits in terms of the:
terms of gender
B. Action plan steps  Very High
B. Action planning
C. Computation of  High
mean of each SH
 Moderate
D. Data interpretation
 Low

The Sample

The sample population was determined through Slovin’s Formula. One hundred

Fourteen (114) respondents participated in the study using Simple Random sampling

technique. The respondents of this study were Grade 7 students, sections Emilio Jacinto,

Rajah Sulayman, Mariano Dizon, Melchora Aquino, and Diodato of Western Bicutan National

High School for the S.Y. 2018-2019

Research Instrument

An adapted Study Habits Questionnaire (SHQ) was employed as instrument in this

study.

Study Habit Questionnaire (SHQ)

The study habit questionnaire is an instrument intended to determine the level of study

habits on the following categories: reading textbooks, taking notes, studying, and

memorizing. Each category has five statements which the students are tasked to respond by

checking one of the options ranging from Always (4), Often (3), Seldom (2), Never (1). The

total score obtained in each category was converted into equivalent code and qualitative

description which in return determine the level of study habits of the students.

Data Gathering Methods

In this study, data gathering followed six phases namely: development of action plan,

identifying the sample, development of teacher-made questionnaire, seeking permission to

conduct survey, performing the survey, and collection of the accomplished questionnaire.
Phase 1: Development of action plan

Action plan in this study was composed of target goals or activities to be done in a

week. Target goals were discussed during the LAC session to orient the other researchers

regarding the plan.

Phase 2: Identifying the sample

Samples were selected based on the subject and grade level which the teacher-

researcher handled.

Phase 3: Development of teacher-made questionnaire

Teacher-made questionnaire was developed based on the pre-determined study habit

of the students. The questionnaire has four sections with five statements each that

correspond to a specific study habit namely, reading textbooks, taking down of notes,

studying, memorizing.

Phase 4: Seeking permission to conduct survey

As part of the procedure, the researcher formally wrote a letter of request to conduct

survey in the participating public school to the Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

of Taguig and Pateros on February __, 2019. Endorsement letter was released on February _,

2019.

Phase 5: Administration of the survey

Administration of the survey were done on February__, 2019 during AM shift with the

supervision of the researcher. The survey took almost 30 minutes.

Phase 6: Collection of the accomplished questionnaire

Collection of the accomplished questionnaires was done the same day as the survey

was administered.
Ethical Considerations

Participation in this study is entirely voluntary with express consent from the

respondents with the return of the consent form. The instrument was personally

administered and distributed to the respondents. Anonymity of each respondent was

ensured by maintaining the privacy of their information. There were no risks involved for

being part of this study.

Data Analysis

To determine the level of the study habits of the students as measured by the SHQ,

their responses were individually tallied using frequency distribution. The weighted mean in

each category of the SHQ represents the students’ study habit. The weighted mean was

described using the adjectival equivalent. The criteria for classifying students’ study habits is

shown in Table 1.

Table 1.

Criteria for Classifying Students’ Level of Study Habits

Total Score Descriptions Level of Study Habit

1.00 – 1.75 Never Low
1.76 – 2.50 Seldom Moderate
2.51 – 3.25 Often High
3.26 – 4.00 Always Very High

FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

 The following tables illustrate the level of the study habits of Grade 7 students sections

Emilio Jacinto, Rajah Sulayman, Mariano Dizon, Melchora Aquino, and Diodato.

Table 1

The Level of Study Habits of the Respondents

STUDY HABITS
INDICATORS
WM INTERPRETATION

1. Reading Textbooks 2.70 HIGH

2. Taking Notes 2.69 HIGH

3. Studying 2.65 HIGH

4. Memorization 2.49 MODERATE

COMPOSITE MEAN 2.63 HIGH

The table 1 shows the level of study habits of Grade 7 students, sections Emilio Jacinto,

Rajah Sulayman, Mariano Dizon, Melchora Aquino, and Diodato. Based on their weighted

mean, it reveals that Reading Texbooks, Taking Notes, Studying has high level while

Memorization gets the Moderate level. Moreover, the composite mean of 2.63 shows a high

level of study habits.

CONCLUSION

Perusing the data above, the present study found out that the students of Grade 7,

sections Emilio Jacinto have a HIGH level of study habits. In fact, most of them really

accentuates the importance of studying, reading textbooks and taking notes in their English

subject. This indicates that the grade 7 high school students viewed these subskills as

important skills for their successful academic achievement in English. However, as data
revealed that Memorization has been identified as the Moderate Level area of study habits

which only means that some of them use it seldom in the said subject. It only shows that

students have moderate perception about the importance of memorization.

The findings of this study are beneficial to both the students, parents and the teachers.

The teacher may help the students by extending their effort in motivating the students to

improve the moderate level of study habits, memorization. They may further develop their

strategies, activities and exercises for the students to become interested with their lessons

and will serve as motivating factors in improving their study habits. On the part of the

parents, they must prolong their patience in giving insights about their children’s

performance in school. In such case, they can help develop the proper attitudes of their

children toward their study habits. The parents being very influential in the child’s

development have much to contribute in developing the study habits of their children.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

In the light of the results obtained, the following recommendations are made:

1. A comparative study may be undertaken in any secondary schools in Taguig and Pateros

to determine the study habits of students.

2. Study habits should be compared with other variables such as achievement, self-esteem,

brain dominance, learning styles, etc.

3. Conduct similar research investigating other components of study habits.

4. Suggest ways to inform students of the more effective methods of studying.

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