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1. CASIRJ Volume 8 Issue 9 [Year - 2017] ISSN 2319 – 9202
International Research Journal of Commerce Arts and Science
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A Study of Study Habits of Students of Senior Secondary Schools
ROOP RAM YADAV
RESEARCH
SCHOLAR
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR
PROF. MAMTA PAREEK
SSG PAREEK PG
COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION, JAIPUR
Abstract
Study habits of students those are involved in co-curricular activities play on important
role of provide opportunities for the development of creativity and for achieving high academic
achievement. This present study attempts to find out the study habits of students of senior
secondary schools for this purpose, 800 students of senior secondary schools of Alwar District of
Rajasthan State were randomly selected as sample. The study was conducted through descriptive
survey method and Study Habits Inventory constructed by M. Mukhopadhyay and D.N.
Sansanwal (2011) was used to collect the data. Critical ratio (CR) was applied to find out the
significance of difference between means. The results indicate that there is significant difference
between study habits of students of government and private senior secondary schools, study
habits of male students of government and private senior secondary schools and study habits of
female students of government and private senior secondary schools. There is no significant
difference between study habits of male and female students of private schools and male and
female students of government schools.
Key Words – Study habits, Co-curricular activities and senior secondary schools.
Introduction
The devotion of time and attention to acquiring information or knowledge is called study.
Unfortunately, many students do not know how to study. The teachers should present to the class
the most effective techniques or methods of work, as proved by experience and experiments, so
that the students know how to study but he should practice it ardently so that he/she may not
lapse into his old ineffective study habits. In fact, the study habit is a very important

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characteristics of all human beings who are ‘being educated’ and ‘are educated’. As much study
habit is important for higher academic achievement of the students, so much it is for their fruitful
use of lies retime it is above important for adults who are now in the job, particularly for the
teachers. Thus ‘study habit’ as a habit is generic rather them specific in terms of its importance.
It has very long reaching effects deep into the life of individuals and by cumulative and inter
active effects in the society.
The students who participate in co-curricular activities have various differences in study
habits than the others. So it is interesting to their study habits.
White one can and usually does pressure a delta point in the life of an individual whereby
study habits get fixed by certain age, possible such patterns get fixed only in over behaviors like
study sets, drilling etc. The convert behaviors, like concentration, comprehension, task
orientation changes with each important change in the life stages. Thus, the assessment of study
habits of school students, college students, teachers and working adults needs to be different.
Hence, the researchers chose this problem and involved in the presents study.
Statement of the Problem
A Study of Study Habits of Students of Senior Secondary Schools
Definition of the Key Terms
Study habits – Study habit as a habit is generic rather than specific of its importance it
has very long reaching effect deep into the life of individuals and by cumulative and interactive
effects in the society.
Students of Senior Secondary Schools
Students of class 11th
and 12th
fall under this category and take both 11th
and 12th
class
students for the present study.
Co-curricular Activities –
Co-curricular activities facilitate in the development of various domains of mind and
personality such as intellectual development, emotional development, social development, moral
development and aesthetic development. Creativity, enthusiasm and energetic, positive thinking
are some of the facets of personality development and the outcomes of extra curricular activities.
Objectives of the Study
The following are the objectives of the present study-
1. To compare the study habits of students of government and private senior secondary
schools.

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2. To compare the study habits of male and female students of government senior secondary
schools.
3. To compare the study habits of male and female students of private senior secondary
schools.
4. To compare the study habits of male students of government and private senior secondary
schools.
5. To compare the study habits of female students of government and private senior
secondary schools.
Hypotheses –
The following hypotheses are framed for verification in the present study-
1. There is no signature difference between study habits of students of government and
private senior secondary schools.
2. There is no significant difference between study habits of male and female students of
government senior secondary schools.
3. There is no significant difference between study habits of male and female students of
private senior secondary schools.
4. There is no significant difference between study habits of male student of government
and private senior secondary schools.
5. There is no significant difference between study habits of female students of government
and private senior secondary schools.
Methodology
Keeping in new the objectives and nature of the study descriptive survey method is
used for the present study.
Population of the Study
The senior secondary school students of Alwar district of Rajasthan state are comprised
the population of the present study.
Sample
For the present study the researcher randomly selected 23 government and private senior
secondary schools from rural and urban areas. For the collection of dates 800 students randomly
selected from those schools.
Tool
In this study, Study Habits Inventory constructed and standardized by M. mulkhopadhyay
and D.N. Sansanwal (2011) is used to collect the data. For the present inventory, the study habits

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have been considered to be constituted of nine kinds of study behaviors. These are -
comprehension, concentration, task orientation, study sets, interaction, drilling, supports,
recording and language. The reliability of the whole inventory was worked out by using split half
method. The reliability coefficient is 0.91 which is fairly high and indicates that the inventory is
reliable.
Statistical Techniques
For purpose of analysis of data, Mean, Standard Deviation and Critical
Ratio were used for the comparison of the study habits of senior secondary school students.
Analysis and Interpretation of the Data
Table – 1
Mean, S.D. and C.R., study habits of students of government and private senior secondary
schools.
Students of Govt. School (400) Students of Private School (400) CR
Mean S.D. Mean S.D
18.958
169.990 19.170 195.795 19.329
The mean scores of the students of government schools is less than the mean scores of the
students of private schools and CR value is 18.958 which is significant at 0.01 and 0.05 level.
There is significant difference between study habits of students of government and private senior
secondary schools, thus the null hypothesis is rejected. Further that the students of private
schools have higher study habits than the students of government schools.
Table – 2
Mean, S.D. and C.R., study habits of male and female students of government senior secondary
schools.
Male Students of Govt. School
(400)
Female Students of Govt. School
(400)
CR
Mean S.D. Mean S.D 0.391
169.990 19.170 169.475 18.080
The means scores of the male students of government schools is more than the mean
scores of the female students of government schools and CR value is 0.391 which is not
significant at 0.01 and 0.05 level. There is no significant difference between study habits of male
and female students of government senior secondary schools, thus the null hypothesis is

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accepted. Further that the male students of government schools have higher study habits than the
female students of government schools.
Table – 3
Mean, S.D. and C.R., study habits of male and female students of private senior secondary
schools.
Male Students of Private School
(400)
Female Students of Private School
(400)
CR
Mean S.D. Mean S.D 2.554
195.795 19.329 192.325 19.092
The means scores of the male students of private schools is more than the mean scores of the
female students of private schools and CR value is 2.554 which is not significant at 0.01 level.
There is no significant difference between study habits of male and female students of private
senior secondary schools, thus the null hypotheses is accepted. Further that the male students of
private schools have higher study habits than the female students of private schools.
Table – 4
Mean, S.D. and C.R., study habits of male students of government and private senior secondary
schools.
Male Students of Govt. Schools
(400)
Male Students of Private Schools
(400)
CR
Mean S.D. Mean S.D 18.958
169.990 19.170 195.795 19.329
The mean scores of the male students of government schools is less than the mean scores of the
male students of private schools and CR value is 18.958 which is significant at 0.01 and 0.05
level. There is significant difference between study habits of male students of government and
private senior secondary schools, thus the null hypothesis is rejected. Further that the male
students of government schools have lower study habits than the male students of private
schools.
Table – 5
Mean, S.D. and C.R., study habits of female students of government and private senior
secondary schools.
Female Students of Govt. Schools
(400)
Female Students of Private Schools
(400)
CR
Mean S.D. Mean S.D 17.380
169.475 18.080 192.325 19.092

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The mean scores of the female students of government schools is less than the mean
scores of the female students of private schools and CR value is 17.380 which is significant at
0.01 and 0.05 level. There is significant difference between study habits of female students of
government and private senior secondary schools, thus null hypothesis is rejected. Further that
the female students of government schools have lower study habits than the female students of
private schools.
Major Findings
Finding of the present study on the basis of analysis and interpretation of data are given
below-
1. There is significant difference between study habits of students of government and
private senior secondary schools. The students of private schools have higher study habits
than the student of government schools.
2. There is no significant difference between study habits of male and female students of
government senior secondary schools. The male students of government schools have
higher study habits than the female student of government schools.
3. There is no significant difference between study habits of male and female students of
private senior secondary schools. The male students of private schools have higher study
habits than the female student of private schools.
4. There is significant difference between study habits of male students of government and
private senior secondary schools. The male students of government schools have lower
study habits than the male students of private schools.
5. There is significant difference between study habits of female students of government
and private senior secondary schools. The female students of government schools have
lower study habits than the female students of private schools.
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