• Dr. Rajesh E.B.

The purpose of this investigation is to examine the relationship between Study Habits and Scholastic Achievement of secondary school students of Bengaluru District, Karnataka in relation to gender and study habits type. The current research was followed by descriptive survey method and quantitative approach as the substantial method of the study. In a quantitative method, the researcher collect, analyze and interpret varied kinds of numerical data obtained from the subjects. A sample of 150 secondary school students belonging to Bengaluru district was selected by using stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected through Study Habit Inventory (SHI) developed by Palsane & Sharma (2003) along with personal proforma. The scholastic achievement was taken by office records of the respective schools. The collected data was analyzed by ‘r’ test, independent ‘t’ test and ‘F’ test and the level of significance was fixed at 0.05 and 0.01 confidence level. From the present study, the ‘r’ analysis result shows that there was a significant positive relationship between Study Habits and Scholastic Achievement of secondary school students. The ‘t’ test analysis results shows that there was a significant difference in the Scholastic Achievement of secondary school boys and girls. Further the ‘F’ test analysis confirmed that there was a significant difference in the Scholastic Achievement of secondary school students having different levels (poor, average and good) of study habits. The students having good level of study habits had higher scholastic achievement when compared to students having average and poor levels of study habits. Encourage the students who have low study habits to engage in active learning strategies, such as taking notes, asking questions, and participating in class discussions. This can help them retain information better and improve their understanding of the material and encourage students to take breaks during their study sessions to avoid burnout and improve their retention of information.

Scholastic Achievement, Study Habits, Secondary Schools, Gender, Type of Schools.

"RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDY HABITS AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SECONDARY LEVEL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.63-68, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Y09.pdf

"RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDY HABITS AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SECONDARY LEVEL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp63-68, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Y09.pdf