International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue II, February 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Relationship between Reading Habits and Students’ Academic Performances of Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Khalil Yahya Kamar
Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Abstract: – This study was designed to determine the relationship between reading habits and academic achievement of senior secondary school students in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to find out the relationship between senior secondary school students ‘reading habits and their academic achievement of secondary schools in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The researcher hypothesized that there is no statistically significant relationship between reading habits and academic achievement of secondary school student in Sokoto state. A correlational research design was used for the study and sample size of 175 students was used. For measurement of study habits a standardized inventory developed by Bakare (1970). Study Habit Inventory (SHI) was adapted to determine the students’ reading habits. Academic achievement was measured by using scores obtained from end of term examinations. The data collected were analyzed quantitatively with the use of statistical package for social science (SPSS), using Pearson product moment correlation statistics. The result of the finding indicate that; there is high positive relationship between students’ reading habits and their achievement (r = 0.712, P 0.00<0.005)The study concluded that, students who accepted good reading habits also tend to perform well in their school achievement to a very extent in Sokoto state. The following recommendation was suggested: Reading and debate clubs should be encouraged by school administrators and teachers, and the school should provide an enabling environment for students to have full concentration from the beginning to the end of a lesson.

Key words: Reading Habits and Academic Performance, and inventory development

I. INTRODUCTION

Reading habit is the ability to understand words contained in a document and make use of the knowledge for personal growth and development, it implies making meaning out of recorded information printed or non- printed in the life of an individual. Students read for different reasons and purposes, some of which include for pleasure, leisure, relaxation, information and for knowledge.