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A Comparative Study of the Study Habits of the Students of
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur in Pakistan

Aijaz Ahmed Gujjar, Ph.D. Scholar, Naeem Ullah Bajwa, Ph.D., and
Muhammad Ramzan, Ph.D.

Abstract

Study habits mean theme setting of subject to be learned or investigated, and the tendency of pupils or students to study when the opportunity is provided to them. Students cannot use effective study skills, until they are not having good habits. One individual learns more quickly and thoroughly than another due to good study habits.

The present study was conducted in order to determine the difference between the study habits of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur in Pakistan relating to selected variables, namely, Gender, Status, Faculty and Subject.

Five hundred students The Islamia University of Bahawalpur were taken by giving representation to the students of all departments of the Faculty of Science and Education. A forty-item questionnaire on five stages scale was administered to the students. The questionnaire was divided into seven clusters, namely, Time management, Class attendance and participation, General study strategies, Exam preparation, Goal setting and motivation, Textbook reading and Note-taking. Data was analyzed by using SPSS XII. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.869 (Cronbach's alpha).

Students of the faculty of education are significantly better than the students of the faculty of science on textbook reading. Female students are significantly better than their male counterparts on textbook reading. Students of earlier classes are significantly better than the students of the final year class on all parameters of the study habit scale.

On time management, students of Geography are significantly better and the students of Physics are significantly lower among the groups. On general study strategies, students of Geography are significantly better and students of Statistics are significantly lower among the departments/groups. On exam preparation, students of Psychology and Geography are significantly better and students of Physics is significantly lower among the departments. On goal setting and motivation, students of Psychology and Geography are significantly better while students of Health & Physical education and Physics are significantly lower among the groups/departments.

On textbook reading students of Fine Arts and Geography are significantly better while students of Health & Physical education, Physics and Statistics are significantly lower among the departments. On note-taking, students of Geography and Computer Science are significantly higher and students of Chemistry are significantly lower among the departments/groups. On over all study habits scale, students of Geography are significantly better while students of Health & Physical Education; Physics and Statistics are significantly lower among the groups/departments.

Introduction

No one can deny the importance of teaching and learning in the whole process of education. This process can only become successful when teachers fully know their subject matter and effectively communicate it to the students and while the students have a clear view of their abilities, have good study habits and are able to use effective study skills.

Learning how to study involves putting away the habits and ideas which have made study unpleasant and burdensome, and taking on habits and ideas which make study more pleasant and fruitful.

Why does one individual learn more quickly and thoroughly than other? The main reason for inefficiency in learning is one's carelessness and ineffective study habits.

According to New Standard Dictionary of Education, study habits mean theme setting of subject to be learned or investigated, and the tendency of pupils or students to study when the opportunity is given. Effective and successful study consists of more than merely memorizing facts. It calls for knowing where and how to obtain important information and ability to make intelligent use of it.

According to Crow & Crow (1992), the effective habits of study include plan/place, a definite time table and taking brief but well organized notes. To study successfully a student must decide what information is important and then form opinions concerning it.

All these things must be done to the best of his ability in the shortest possible span of time. Because knowledge is very important to every person, it is wise to learn how to study in the most effective way. Experts are agreed that great success in the field of knowledge is attributed to good and consistent study habits. Like any other activity, skill and dedication are the key points for learning how to learn. According to Azikiwe (1998), study habits are the adopted way and manner, when a student plans his/her private readings, after classroom learning, so as to attain mastery of the subject.

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