GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

Abstract This study on Demographic Variables and Students’ Study Habits in Physics was informed by the poor performance of students in the subject and poor study habit by the students. It investigated the influence of Mother’s Level of Education, Father’s Occupation and Gender on the study habits of Physics students. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The design adopted was descriptive survey. The sample consisted of 150 SS2 students offering Physics randomly drawn from three public schools in Nsit Atai Local Government Area. The instrument used for collecting relevant data was Demographic Variables and Study habits questionnaire (DVSHQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.78. The findings from the result of data analysis using chi square showed that the three Demographic Variables investigated do not exert significant influence on the study habits of students offering Physics. It was recommended among others, that students should be given guidance and counselling services with regard to study habits so that they may identify their weaknesses and strengths in the learning strategies. Keywords: Demographic Variables, Study Habits, Mother’s Educational level, Father’s Occupation, Gender