STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:
This research aims to determine the study habits of 1st year to 4th year high school honor students in GOLDEN ACHIEVERS ACADEMY School Year 2013-2014, Paranque City. Specifically, it answers the following questions: 1. What are the most common study habits that an honor student used to do? 2. What are the effects on having effective study habits to academic performance of honor students?
The survey found faculty expectations for study time generally matched what students reported, but professors in some fields wanted students to study more, and students weren't always prepared for class even when they put in 20 hours.
With the challenge of paying for college today in the down economy, the survey looked at the impact that financial stress had on students. Overall, 22 percent of entering students expected paying for college would be "very difficult."
Of those students, about one-third expected to work more than 10 hours a week and were first-generation college students. They also thought they'd have more trouble learning course material, managing time, getting help with school work, making friends, and interacting with faculty than students who didn't have financial concerns, the survey found. Students with high financial need placed a higher value on importance for campus support and help coping.
With these findings in mind and the current economic climate, the authors suggest faculty, administration, and first-year programming staff offer services and outreach to help improve student persistence for this population.
The survey also asked students about what strategies they used to learn in college. While most said they took careful notes in class, nearly one-third never looked at them again for review. About half outlined major topics and ideas from class as a way to retain the material and half discussed effective study strategies with faculty or other students.
What students said did work to