APPENDIX A

STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS.

A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UYO EDUCATION COUNCIL

Departmental of Educational Foundations,

Guidance and Counselling,
Faculty of Education,
University of Uyo, Uyo.

Dear Respondents,
I am a final year student of the above mentioned Department/Faculty. I am carrying out a
research on the topic “Study Habits and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in
Mathematics. A Case Study of Selected Schools in Uyo Education Council District.”
Your honest responses to the items are solicited. This is purely an academic exercise;
information given will be treated confidently.

Yours faithfully,

Abisola, Oladeni Sakirudeen

(Researcher)

SECTION A: STUDENTS’ PERSONAL DATA

Instruction: Please tick (
n the boxes provided as it applies to you.
)i
1. Age: (A) 13 – 15 (B) 16 – 18 (C) 19 and above
2. Class:……………………………………………………… ………………...........

3. Gender: (A) Male (B) Female

SECTION B

Instruction: Please tick 

as appropriate to suit your choice of option/level of agreement or
disagreement with the statements.

Strongly Agree - SA
Agree - A
Disagree - D
Strongly Disagree - SD

S/N ITEMS SA A D SD
NOTE TAKING
1. I used to listen attentively while taking down notes in the class.
2. I always pay attention in the class in order to take any important notes.
3. I have developed skills for effective note taking during every lesson.
4. I always take down note to preserve new knowledge.
5. Most times, I use symbols to express what my teacher say in the class.
USE OF LIBRARY
6. I have devoted interest in library resources utilization.
7. I study in the library every day.
8. I used to do my assignment in the school library.
9. My school library gives me access to variety of resources.
10. I make use of the library to expand the scope of my study.
 TIME ALLOCATION TO STUDY
11. I have a private study time table
12. I schedule my time to cover all subjects
13. I devote extra-time to thoroughly learn a certain subject like mathematics.
14. I use clock alarm to alert me for night reading
15. I set up time for other social activities so that they won’t interfere with my
studies

SECTION B

ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN MATHEMATICS

Instruction: Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each
question and shade it.

1. The ages, in years, of four boys are 10, 12, 14 and 18. What is the average of the boys.
(a) 12 years
1
(b) 12 /2 Years
(c) 13 years
1
(d) 13 /2 years

2. What sum of money will be amount to D10,400.00 in 5 years at 6% simple interest?

(a) D 8,000
(b) D10,000
(c) D12,000
(d) D16,000

Use the table below to answer question 3

Age (years) 13 14 15 16 17
Frequency 10 24 8 5 3

3. How many students are in the club?

(a) 50
(b) 55
(c) 60
(d) 65

4. What is the Median Age?

(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16

5. What is the Mode?

(a) 14
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 16

6. Simplify
(a) 75.00
(b) 15.00
(c) 8.66
(d) 3.87
7. The distance, d, through which a stone falls from rest varies directly as the square of the time,
t, taken. If the stone falls 45cm in 3 seconds, how far will it fall in 6 seconds?
(a) 90cm
(b) 135cm
(c) 180cm
(d) 225cm

8. Which of the following is a valid conclusion from the premise: “Nigerian footballers are good
footballers”?
(a) Joseph plays football in Nigeria therefore he is a good footballer
(b) Joseph is a good footballer therefore he is a Nigerian footballer
(c) Joseph is a Nigerian footballer therefore he is a good footballer.
(d) Joseph plays good football therefore he is a Nigerian footballer.

9. On a map, 1cm represents 5km. find the area on the map that represents 100km2.
(a) 2cm2
(b) 4cm2
(c) 8cm2
(d) 16cm2

10. Simplify:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

11. What sum of money will amount to D10,400 in 5 years at 6% simple

interest? (a) D8,000.00
(b) D10,000.00
(c) D12,000.00
(d) D16,000.00

12. The roots of a quadratic equation are and . Find the equation.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

13. Find the values of y for which the expression

(a) 6, -7
(b) 3, -6
(c) 3, -7
(d) -3, -7

14. Given that and , by how much is greater than 10?

(a)1
(b)3
(c)7
(d) 17
15. Simplify - .

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

16. Make s the subject of the relation: .

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

17. Factorize:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

18. The curved surface area of a cylinder, 5cm high, is 110cm2. Find the radius of its base.

(a) 2.6cm
(b) 3.5cm
(c) 3.6cm
(d) 7.0cm

19. The volume of a pyramid with height 15cm is 90cm3. If its base is a rectangle with dimensions x
cm by 6 cm, find the value of x.
(a)3
(b)5
(c)6
(d)8

20. Kweku walked 8m up a slope and was 3m above the ground. If he walks 12m further up the
slope, how far above ground will he be?
(a) 4.5m
(b) 6.0m
(c) 7.5m
 (d) 9.0m

21. Calculate the gradient of the line

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

22. Calculate the length

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Age (years) 13 14 15 16 17
Frequency 10 24 8 5 3
The table shows the ages of students in a club. Use it to answer questions 23 and 24.

23. How many students are in the club?

(a) 50
(b) 55
(c) 60
(d) 65

24. Find the median age.

(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16

25. A fair die is thrown two times. What is the probability that the sum of the scores is at least 10?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

26. The marks of eight students in a test are: 10, 4, 5, 3, 14, 13, 16 and 7. Find the range.
(a) 16
(b) 14
(c) 13
(d) 11

27. If find x.
(a) 2.00
(b) 3.67
 (c) 8.67
(d) 11.00

28. A sphere of a radius r cm has the same volume as a cylinder of radius 3 cm and height 4 cm. Find
the value of r.
(a)
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 6

29. Express 1975 correct to 2 significant figures.

(a) 20
(b) 1,900
(c) 1,980
(d) 2,000

30. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 21cm is 64cm. Find the angle of the sector.
(a) 700
(b) 600
(c) 550
(d) 420

APPENDIX B
Reliability Coefficient

The reliability coefficient was obtained using split halves method. Spearman Brown formula
was used to compute the reliability co-efficient as follows:
2 x reliability½
1 + reliability ½

2 x 0.85
1 + 0.85

1.7
1.85

Therefore, the reliability coefficient = 0.91

Biographical notes:

Dr. (Mrs.) Kudirat Bimbo Sanni was a graduate from University of Lagos were she had her
First Degree, she proceeded to University of Uyo and University of Calabar and obtain her
M.Ed and Ph.D in Guidance and Counselling respectively. She is currently lecturing and an
Associate Profession in the Department of Educational Foundations, Guidance and
Counselling, Faculty of Education. University of Uyo, Uyo Akwa Ibom State.

Abisola Oladeni Sakirudeen was a graduate from University of Uyo were he had his Bachelor’s
Degree and Master Degree in Guidance and Counselling, in the Department of Educational
Foundations, Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education. University of Uyo, Uyo Akwa
Ibom State. His primary and Secondary schools are all from Lagos. He is from Ikire, Irewole
Local Governemnt of Osun State Nigeria.