CHAPTER 1
Effective Study Habits of College Students and their Effects to the Academic Performance I. Introduction
Everyone says that education is the key to success. But do you really know what is the meaning of education? According to the dictionary, education is the act or process of educating or being educated. It is a form of learning in which one’s accumulated knowledge, skills and values are transmitted or transferred to others through teaching, training, research and others. It is very important to both personal and professional life of a person in a number of ways. Through it, people earn respect and recognition. But education is nothing without learning.
Learning is often confused with education. Education is only a part of learning while learning is the whole process which involves learning to love, to socialize and to behave. It refers to the acquisition of new knowledge, skills, behavior and preferences or it simply means the acquisition of new information. You can say that education is successful if you have learned something and apply it in your everyday life. Since understanding information is the key aspect of learning, it is important for learners to recognize what they understand and what they do not. But everyone differs in perceiving things. Everyone have different techniques and ways on how to understand the topics being discussed or tackled. These techniques or ways they use are the so called Study Habits.
What are these Study Habits? These are the things that people, especially students, usually do while studying in order for them to understand clearly and retain the lessons in their minds. These are the different strategies or approaches applied in learning. These strategies are very essential for acquiring good grades that will surely help them in their professional careers later on and to have a successful life. Because people have