A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Study Habits of University Students in District Rawalpindi
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62997/psi.2025a-41073Keywords:
Study Habits, Effective Study Habits, Note Taking, Time Allocation to Study, Guidance and CounselingAbstract
Study habits are considered as key to success of students especially at higher education level. This study was conducted to explore the study habits of university students. This study used a cross-sectional survey design. Out of 4000 students a sample of 360 university students was randomly selected. A self-developed questionnaire consisting of four portions was used to collect the data. The data were collected through personal visits. Mean score, independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to analyse the data. It was concluded that the students had effective study habits including habit of note taking, time management for study and habit of using guidance and counseling. The study also concluded that the male students showed significantly better scores as compared to the female students regarding their study habits. Furthermore, there was no significant mean difference between mean scores of study habits of the students with respect to their level of education. Moreover, the students of age group 17-22 had least interest in developing their study habits. It is recommended that female students may be provided proper guidance and counselling to improve their study habits. Furthermore, it is also recommended that the universities may arrange seminars for young students to improve their study habits.
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