STUDY HABIT AS PREDICTORS OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' INTEREST IN BASIC SCIENCE IN IFE CENTRAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OSUN STATE

Abstract

The study determined the level of study habit among junior
secondary school students in Ife Central Local Government Area,
Osun State; and examined the relationship between study habit
and junior secondary school students' interest in Basic Science in
the study area. The study adopted the descriptive survey research
design of correlational type. The population for the study
comprised all junior secondary school two (JSS II) students of
Basic Science in Ife Central Local Government Area, Osun State.
The sample for the study consisted of two hundred junior
secondary school two (JSS II) students of Basic Science that were
selected using simple random sampling technique. A multi-stage
sampling procedure was used to select the sample for the study. In
the selected area, ten junior secondary schools were selected
using simple random sampling technique. In each school, twenty
students were selected using simple random sampling technique.
One research instrument tagged ''Students' Study Habit and
Interest Questionnaire'' (SSHIQ) were used to collect data for the
study. Data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage,
mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment
Correlation (PPMC) statistical tools. Results showed that the
level of study habit among junior secondary school students was
moderate at 56.0% in Ife Central Local Government Area, Osun
State. Results of the study further revealed that there was
significant relationship between study habit and junior secondary
school students' interest in Basic Science in the study area (r =
0.772; p < 0.05). The study concluded that study habit predicted
junior secondary school students' interest in Basic Science in Ife
Central Local Government Area, Osun State.