GENDER ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF STUDY HABITS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENTS AT VERITAS UNIVERSITY,ABUJA, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined Gender Analysis of the Influence of Study Habits on Academic Performance among Students at Veritas University, Abuja, Nigeria. The population of the study was one thousand and twenty-two (1,022) students of Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria. The sample size of the study was two hundred and ninety-one (291) students. Research Advisors sample size table (2006) was used to determine sample size of 291. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 291 students, out of which 135 were male and 156 were female students. The instrument that was used for collecting data was a researchers designed questionnaire. Mean score and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and t-test was used to test all hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed there is no significant difference in the mean scores of male and female students on the influence of study habits on their academic performance in Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria. The study recommended that universities should design study skills programs that address universal strategies for effective learning, without gender bias, while ensuring they are adaptable to the unique needs of male and female students amongst several others.