Factors Affecting the Study Habits of Senior High School Students of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Curriculum

Abstract

A descriptive-comparative research design was used in determining the factors affecting the study habits of senior high school students of the Science, technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum. The respondents of the study were 300 senior high school students under the STEM curriculum. The Slovin's formula was used to determine the ideal number of respondents with 0.05 level of significance. A parametric statistical test particularly the t-test was used to test the difference on the study habits of the STEM students particularly time management, study environment and academic skills when grouped according to sex and type of school graduated from. Results showed that, the test of significance conducted and revealed that the male students' study habits on test preparation, note taking skills and reading skills are better than the study habits of the female students on the aforementioned variables. Further, the study habits specifically on time management, study environment, test preparation, note taking skills and writing skills of the STEM students graduated from the public schools are better than the study habits of the students graduated from the private schools.