ABSTRACT
The study investigated the assessment of students’ study habits and academic performance in literature and English language in Enugu Educational Management Zone of Enugu State. Four specific purposes and four research question guided the study. The structured questionnaire was the instrument used to obtain information. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. The population of the study comprised 26 Government Secondary Schools in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State with 13,462 students. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 100 Senior Senior Secondary School Students for the study. The instrument used was face validated by three experts, two from the Department of Social Science and one from the Department of Edm / English language, all from the African Thinkers Community of Inquiry College of Education Enugu State. The findings showed that students hate to read, students played a lot after school, students watched television at home after school, most family background affect students study habits, the health condition of a student affect his or her study habit. It was recommended that home teachers should be employed, parents should set a designated study space for each child, and teachers should improve in their teaching method to help improve in the study habit.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page - - - - - - - - - i
Approval page - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - iv
Abstract - - - - - - - - - v
Table of contents - - - - - - - vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 1.1 Background of the study - - - - -
1.2 Statement of the problem - - - -
1.3 Purpose of the study - - - - -
1.4 Research question - - - - - -
1.5 Significance of the study - - - - -
1.6 Scope of the study - - - - - -
1.7 Research hypotheses - - - - -
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Review of related literature - - - - 2.1 Conceptual framework - - - - -
2.1.1 Concept of English language - - - -
2.1.2 Factors affecting students’ study habit in literature
2.1.3 Origin of study habit - - - - -
2.2 Theoretical framework - - - - -
2.3 Empirical framework - - - - -
2.4 Summary of the literature review - - -
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research methodology - - - - - 3.1 Research method and design - - - -
3.2 Area of the study - - - - - -
3.3 Population for the study - - - - -
3.4 Sample and sampling techniques - - -
3.5 Instrument for data collection - - - -
3.6 Validation of the instrument - - - -
3.7 Reliability of the instrument - - - -
3.8 Method of data collection - - - - -
3.9 Method of data analysis - - - - -
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data presentation and analysis - - - 4.1 Research question - - - - - -
4.2 Testing of hypotheses - - - - -
4.3 Summary of findings - - - - -
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Discussion, summary, recommendation and conclusion5.1 Discussion of findings - - - - -
5.2 Summary of findings - - - - -
5.3 Recommendation - - - - - -
5.4 Conclusion - - - - - - -
References - - - - - - -
Appendix - - - - - - - -
