A SURVEY OF STUDY HABITS AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION IN CHEMISTRY A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KATAGUM LOCAL GOVERNMENT BAUCHI STATE

ABSTRACT The study examined Study Habits and Academic Performance and Retention of Secondary School Students in Chemistry. A Case Study of Some Selected Secondary Schools in Katagum Local Government in Bauchi State. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between study habits and academic performance and Retention of secondary school students in Chemistry. To carry out this study, three research questions and one null hypothesis were raised to guide the study. The population of 6 Senior Secondary School Two (SS2) students with a sample size of 138 respondents was selected from 3 public secondary schools for the study using simple random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data for the study, which comprises of two sections (A and B), section A comprise Student data while section B, comprise of 20 questions. The findings revealed that there is high extent of relationship between study habit and academic performance. Consequently, recommendations were made which include: parents should provide books and encourage their wards to study hard; counsellors should be employed to counsel students on how to develop study habit; students should be encouraged to read privately after school hours; students should also encouraged to take their note taking serious and make use of library when they are ready to read.