Impact of Reading Habits on the Academic Achievement of University Students in Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

The present study has been conducted to explore the “Impact of reading habits on the academic achievement of university students in Azad Jammu and Kashmir”. The objective of the study was to investigate the reading habits of the university students. Survey method was used for gathering required data from the targeted population. The population was selected from the public sector universities in the State of Azad Jammu \& Kashmir. The population comprised of 2739 students in the subject of English, Education and Economics at BS level programs from five (5) public sector universities in the State of Azad Jammu \& Kashmir, by using disproportionate stratified sampling technique. The researcher personally visited each sample University to collect the data. The data was tabulated and analyzed through statistical handling (SPSS-22) and were analyzed through descriptive statistics. The findings of present study revealed that majority of the respondents prefer to read in English and Urdu languages. More than one third of the respondents rarely read books. There is more need to develop reading habits among students in the 21 st century more than at any other time in human history. Habitual reading is considered as one of the most important exercises for enhancing one’s academic performance.