CULTIVATING EFFECTIVE STUDY HABITS (1),

Of all the factors  known to affect a student's performance in terminal and public examinations, none is as critical as the student's study habits.

Some time ago, we took a random sample of 120 junior and high school pupils (a mix of boys and girls) with questionnaires covering topics that ranged from their age to their periods of study and other extra-curricula activities.
 
Out of those that claimed to engage in independent private studies after school hours, only 21% admitted having planned time tables for their private studies. While 54% studied after school hours "Whenever they felt like it", 20% attend coaching classes, while about 46% had no idea of what they do with their lesson notes after school hours.

Shocking as this might be,it is the reality on ground.
However, for those students who appreciate the need for proper planning for success in their academic careers, it is good to recognize that there are certain underlying factors that have to do with the cultivation of an effective study habit. These factors play key roles in the student's acquisition of the right aptitude and capacity for learning.

With Coming TOPS, our plan is to encourage readers to become "All-round-scholars";
excelling in all their subjects through the application of the principles they acquired from this programme to the mastery of any subject they chose to study or specialize in.

With the series of articles lined up for this programme, we aim to  instill  in the readers traits they would not otherwise cultivate from any other source in relation to the acquisition of little known study-habit  principles.

Now, the three major factors that are known to play powerful roles in the acquisition of effective study habits will be discussed in the next article under the following headings:
1) The psychological factor,

2) The mental factor and
3) The physical factor.

Sincerily,