STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
OF GRADE SIX PUPILS
IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
OF PUERTO GALERA DISTRICT

A Thesis
Presented to the
Graduate School Faculty
Southwestern Institute of Business and Technology
In Consortium with
Rizal Technological University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree
Master of Educational Management

By:

MA. CRISTINA C. CENIZA
2013

CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Introduction

If quality education depends on the effective of the teaching, learning process, therefore, study habits is important factors that will be needed to upgrade the academic performance of the students. Quality of education is reflected through academic achievement which is a function of study habits and study attitude of the students. Thus to enhance the quality of education, it is necessary to improve the study habits and study attitudes of the students. To improve study habits and academic achievement of students, there are factors needed to be identified which affect these characteristics adversely. This factors lead to the development of good study habits and academic achievement of the pupils, well organized guidance services are needed in schools. According to Disraeli, “Every production of a genius must be the production of enthusiasm”. This quotation suggests that enthusiasm should have enumerated from the individual since the start of his life in school. Moreover, an individual should be nourished with certain traits such as love and interest in everything he does in school. Activities which are geared toward learning would make an individual he equipped with good study habits. (F.T. del Rosario) Training the mind and forming the habits of the young in any part of the world are the task of educators and parents. St. Chrysustom says that studying