EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDY SKILLS TRAINING IN MINIMIZING POOR STUDY HABIT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SABON GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDY SKILLS TRAINING IN MINIMIZING POOR STUDY HABIT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SABON GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
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2011-12
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JIMOH, Kehinde Illiasu Agbaiyero
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Abstract
This study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of study skills training in minimizing
poor study habit among secondary school students in Sabon Gari local government area of
Kaduna state. The instrument named Study Habit Inventory (SHl) developed by Bakare
(1977) was administered to SS II senior secondary school students from Army day secondary
school and Government commercial College, Zaria. Based on the pre-test scores, they were
randomly assigned into experimental and control group. 25 students were in the experimental
group, while 25 students were in the control group. The subjects in the experimental group
were exposed to 30 minutes treatment over a period of 6 weeks, covering 12 sessions. While
those in the control group were not exposed to any training. In the process of the study, four
(4) research questions and four (4) research hypotheses were formulated and put to test.
Percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test were employed in data analysis. The results
showed that poor study habit relating to homework and assignment, time allocation, reading
and note taking, study period procedure, written work, examination and teachers consultation
can be reduced to the barest minimum with the use of study skills training. Based on the
findings, it was recommended that study skills training should be organized for secondary
school students often just as career days, because without acquiring the proper study skills to
make the require results, their future career will only end as fantasy and never become a
reality.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS DEGREE IN GUIDANCE
AND COUNSELING
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
DECEMBER, 2011
Keywords
TRAINING,, MINIMIZING,, STUDY HABIT,, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT,, SABON GARI,, KADUNA STATE .