The intervening factors affecting students’ study habits in the college of teacher education

Poor study habits of students is one of the main problems in every educational institution. The parents and the teachers who are the molders of the students must take part in this endeavor to effect the desirable changes. Administrators in any educational institution must be sensitive to the needs of their clientele. The present way of life of the youth affects their study habits. This study was undertaken to determine the intervening factors that affect the study habits of students in the College of Teacher Education for SY 2017–2018. This study made use of the descriptive survey. It was used to describe the intervening factors that affect the study habits of the respondents. The research made used of the questionnaire which was patterned from Vilma Tacmo to gather data for the study. It consisted of the study habits of the student-respondents as well as the extent to which the different intervening factors affect their study habits. The research made used of the weighted mean to interpret the data gathered. It was used to determine how the intervening factors affect the study habits of the student-respondents. Results of this study revealed that parent, teacher and school-related factors have no effect on the study habits of the respondents. The researcher therefore recommends that adequate attention must be given to the respondents when studying their lessons