The problem of this study was to determine if study habits can be used to predict academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between selected study skill habits and attitudes and achievement of secondary students in English, mathematics, and spelling. The sample for this study consisted of 82 secondary school students participating in Upward Bound programs at two universities in the north Texas area in a six week period during the summer of 1988. Eighteen different high schools were represented in the study. The sizes of the schools ranged from small to very large. Instruments used were the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, (SSHA) the Stanford Test of Academic Skills, (TASK), and the Otis-Lennon Mental Abilities Test (OLMAT). The statistical analysis indicated that the four subscores of the SSHA are not accurate predictors of academic achievement. However, some of the correlations among the subscores for the SSHA and the TASK were significant. Most noteable of these were work methods and mathematics, teacher acceptance and mathematics, and work methods and spelling. The recommendation is made that the SSHA should not be used to predict academic achievement in Upward Bound programs. Improving study habits and attitudes should be addressed as a method of refining academic programs, not of predicting academic achievement.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330930 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | McDougle, Kenny O. (Kenny Odell) |
| Contributors | Black, Watt L., Bane, Robert K., Hardy, Clifford A., Nicklas, Willis L., Overton, Thomas D. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 92 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas, 1988 |
| Rights | Public, McDougle, Kenny O. (Kenny Odell), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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