ODO EMMANUEL O.
IKORO, STANLEY I, (Ph.D.)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO, NIGERIA.
Abstract.
The study assessed the knowledge of the study-skills of senior secondary students in Ebonyi State, for improved academic performance. Four research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of 1,831 students were randomly selected for the study out of the population of 28,621 senior secondary school students. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire on the study-skills developed by the researchers and validated by the experts. The data collected was analyzed using percentage, mean and standard deviation for the research questions and z-test statistics for the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the results, the study revealed that most senior secondary school students have no information on the study skills, have no knowledge of study-skills, and are not aware of the types of study skills. In view of the above, all the students overwhelmingly agreed with the suggested study guides that will improve academic Performance of the students. The paper recommends that Government and Stakeholders in Education Sector should adopt the study among other things.
Keywords: Study-skill, study guide, study-habit, types of study skills.
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