Study Habit and Academic Performance: A Comparative Study between High and Low Academic Achieving College Students of Asansol Town

Authors

  • D. Ranjan Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol Author

Keywords:

Study habit, academic achievement, college students, education

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the impact of academic performance on study habit among high and low academic achieving college students of Asansol town. Study habit inventory developed by Mukhopadhyay and Sansanwal (1971) was used to for collection of data. The samples for the present research were drawn from 40 undergraduate and post graduate students of Asansol town. The sample was selected by stratified random sampling technique. Mean, SD and t-ratio were applied for data analysis. The result revealed that there is significant impact of gender and academic achievement on study habit. It was also found that girls showed higher level of study habit in comparison of boys, which was 50%. Higher achiever students showed higher level of study habit in comparison of lower achievers. The obtained t-ratio for gender and academic achievement was found 3.99 and 5.52 respectively, both of which were significant on 0.01 level.

Author Biography

  • D. Ranjan, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol

    Research Scholar, University Department of Applied Psychology, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol

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Published

03.04.2025

How to Cite

Ranjan, D. (2025). Study Habit and Academic Performance: A Comparative Study between High and Low Academic Achieving College Students of Asansol Town. Wisdom Vortex: International Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 1(01), 40-49. https://wvijsh.shodhmitra.com/index.php/wvijsh/article/view/10