The Impact of Study Habits on Acquiring Chemistry Knowledge for National Security

Abstract

Unemployment and poverty have been identified as contributing factors to Nigeria's difficulties, including insurgency. Knowledge is considered an important resource to solve problems and has the highest capacity to establish new opportunities for Nigerians now and in the future. Numerous industries that create goods and services to meet societal needs usually involve chemistry. The application of chemistry knowledge has an impact on the world economy. This study investigates how important study habits and chemistry students' knowledge acquisition. The study was conducted among 100 students in the department of chemistry at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo and stratified random sampling technique was employed. A questionnaire that contains 20 items on study habit was employed, while the academic achievement of the students was measured through their scores in General chemistry 111. A descriptive correlational research design was employed for the study. A Pearson correlation was utilized to determine the strength, as well as the positive or negative direction, of relationships between the variables. Linear regression was employed to determine the extent to which academic achievement is related to study habits at a P < 0.05 statistically significant level. The analysis was carried out using R software version 3.6.2. The findings showed a link between students' study habits and academic success. Students' study habits in chemistry have been found to have a significant impact on their academic achievement. It is concluded that good study habits are crucial to acquiring chemical knowledge, and acquired chemistry knowledge is a potential resource for job creation and the eradication of poverty, thereby preventing insurgency in Nigeria. It is recommended that teachers should support and encourage their students to develop appropriate study habits. Also, in order to enhance the students’ learning outcomes, students must think about their study habits and establish positive ones.