CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Research on the correlation between study habit and academic performance in Government among secondary school students in Okobo Local Government Area has for a long received attention from scholars and educational agencies that have different views about the issue. For instance, the national Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1994 conducted a study to find out the relationship between study habits and academic performance of the students. Findings of the study revealed a positive correlation between study habit and academic achievement. Similarly, Onwuegbuzie (2001) conducted a series of studied to find out the relationship between academic success and study habit and reported positive relationship between the two variables. However, studies of school achievement indicate that most students are under achievers. (Dizney, 2003, Okegbile, 2007 and Adetunji and...
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