STUDY HABITS AS PREDICTOR OF STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT IN OYO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

The study investigated the study habits as predictor of students’ academic attainment in English Language. Most students have phobia for English Language and poor study habit are major limitation. The study adopted descriptive survey design to critically examine the relationship between study habits and academic performance of students in English Language. To address this topic of study, three hypotheses were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Questionnaires were used to elicit information from the respondents while data collected though questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics of t-test. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant relationship between academic achievement of students in English language and study habits, also students make use of different study techniques which improve their academic achievement in English Language. There was a significant difference between gender and class of students in with their academic achievement. Based on the findings of this study the following recommendations are made as follows: teachers should endeavour to monitor the activities of their students in class. Discourage social talks and encourage group reading and discussion among them as this will further enhance good study habits in and outside the school. Parents should be advised to encourage their children to read at all times and reduce their home chores while they are at home. Good teaching method must be employed by all teachers to enable the students to develop general likeness on the subject being taught and as a source of motivation for good performance. The teaching style must be student centred, that is, the teacher must promote students participation actively in the classroom. Students should be encouraged to read at all times so to develop and cultivate the habit of good study in and be properly guided along the lines of their studies especially in English Language