Factors Affecting Students’ Study Habits during a

Pandemic as Perceived by Senior High School

Students of Mapua University Makati Campus S.Y.
2020-2021

by

Jose Maria Alfonzo U. Guzman

Joshua M. Lingatong
Caesar Justine M. Liwag
Adriel Louis V. Lopez
Eana Donelle D. Mabalot
Wilfred Oel S. Martinez

A Research Paper Submitted to the Mapúa Senior High School Department

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

Practical Research 1 (RES01)

 Mapúa University
April 2021

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This is to recommend the approval of the Research Study of Guzman, Jose Maria

Alfonzo U., Lingatong, Joshua M., Liwag, Caesar Justine M., Lopez, Adriel Louis V.,

Mabalot, Eana Donelle D., and Martinez, Wilfred Oel S. titled “Factors Affecting Students’

Study Habits during a Pandemic as Perceived by Senior High School Students of Mapua

University Makati Campus S.Y. 2020-2021” which is being submitted in partial fulfillment of

the requirements for Research Project (RES01).

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Principal

Mr. Raymund B. Consulta

Research Instructor

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and foremost, allow the researchers to express their sincerest gratitude to the

LORD for all the gifts He had given the group and for directing their path to the following

persons who have been instrumental in completing the group's thesis.

To start with, the people that the group would like to extend this acknowledgment and

gratitude would be to Mr. Raymond B. Consulta, their thesis coordinator, for the patience,

guidance, and supervision provided from the start of the research-creation until its completion.

They would also like to express gratitude to their families for their continuous support and

encouragement. They would likewise thank their friends, namely, Justin Adrian M. Cayabyab

and Christian Joshua R. Abarro for their much-needed assistance. Finally, the proponents

would also like to sincerely thank and acknowledge their respondents, especially the

interviewees, for allotting their time and insights for the study. This paper would not have been

a success without their genuine efforts and trust.

For this achievement, the group gives back all the glory and praises to their thesis

coordinator, and the omnipotent Father Almighty.

Jose Maria Alfonzo U. Guzman

Joshua M. Lingatong

Caesar Justine M. Liwag

Adriel Louis V. Lopez

Eana Donelle D. Mabalot

Wilfred Oel S. Martinez

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 SETTING OR CONTEXT (FRAME OF REFERENCE) ............................................................ 2
1.3 PREVIOUS RESEARCH ............................................................................................................. 2
1.4 GAP .............................................................................................................................................. 3
1.5 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE ...................................................................................................... 3
1.6 STATEMENT OF VALUE .......................................................................................................... 3
1.7 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION .................................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES AND STUDIES .................................... 5
A. Factors Effecting on Study Habits ................................................................................................. 5
B. Factors Affecting the Study Habits of Grade Eleven Students in One National High School in
Pangasinan, Philippines ...................................................................................................................... 5
C. Adjusting Your Study Habits During COVID ............................................................................... 6
D. Dataset of Vietnamese student's learning habits during COVID-19 ............................................. 6
E. Six Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic is Impacting Students and Another Six Ways They Cope
with It ................................................................................................................................................. 7
F. 7 Ways Students Can Maintain Good Study Habits During COVID-19 ....................................... 8
G. 7 Factors That Prevent You From Studying Better ....................................................................... 8
H. Factors Affecting the Student’s Study Habit ............................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 11
3.1 ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION................................................................................................. 12
3.5 CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER 4 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................... 20
4.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 20
4.2 CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER 5 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................ 21
5.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 21
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................... 22
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................... 25
APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................... 27

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 LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.a. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q1.a..................................................... 13
Table 1.b. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q1.b .................................................... 13
Table 2. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q2 .......................................................... 14
Table 3. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q3 .......................................................... 16
Table 4. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q4 .......................................................... 17
Table 5. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q5 .......................................................... 18

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 LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Positive Feedbacks in Study Habits During a Pandemic ..................................................... 19
Figure 2. Negative Feedbacks in Study Habits During a Pandemic .................................................... 20

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 ABSTRACT
For every student, each has a different way of learning or receiving information that

they can apply in their lives. This is called a study habit where an individual’s behavior is in

relation to studying and is a combination of study methods and skills. The research aims to

discover the different factors that comes with this situation and how could this situation affect

the regular study habits of an average senior high school student and them personally. The

researchers would also want to know a good and a bad study environment as well as the

problems that affect a student’s study habit in order for everyone to know how we can help

students maintain a good study habit and at the same time adapt to the recent changes that had

occurred. This study can likewise help students in their future careers. After gathering the

results from structured interviews and open-ended survey’s, the researchers have found

positive and negative results from the respondents based on their study habits during a

pandemic. Notably, most of the respondents were adversely affected because of the online

classes, given that the said mode of education is soundly reliant on the utilization of electronic

devices which can cause problems and diversions for the students as they would be tempted to

procrastinate rather than to focus on their studies. To conclude, the researchers found out that

the students still have a positive effect in studying with face-to-face classes and are still coping

with the changes in online learning. With the data gathered, each student has a different study

habit and practices which they use in order for them to learn and reflect on.

Keywords: Study habits, Positive and Negative Effect, Online learning, Face to face Classes,

Changes, factors

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 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The researchers focused on the topic “Factors Affecting Students’ Study Habits during

a Pandemic as Perceived by Senior High School Students”. In the year 2019, the so-called

“Coronavirus” or COVID-19 was born which led to a pandemic and a worldwide problem.

Affecting people from first to third world countries, to businesses, unemployment, and students

in their studies. To be thorough, we will elucidate how important study habits are and how the

pandemic affects factors of one’s individual character during a pandemic.

Having a study habit is a skill, which will benefit an individual in his or her goal to

success in the future. This school year, the country manages to continue school by using online

platforms. Which led students to adjust to technology; well, a majority of students can sustain

these online platforms, but not everyone is privileged. Access to high technology can only be

seen in schools rather than in a student’s home.

The problem here is that this pandemic affected all students, privileged or not. How

exactly the pandemic affected them? By changing the everyday life of a student; students go

to school to learn but also to interact with schoolmates too, while interacting they can study as

a group, face to face. Studies show that it can be a mental health issue not seeing peers in

school, which will be provided in Chapter 2. There is a difference between meeting or

socializing with different people online and in person. Students tend to still adapt to these

changes and they struggle to do so. These problems must be researched and solved in order for

us to know how we can help the students maintain a good study habit and at the same time

adapt to the recent changes that happened in the past few months and this study can also help

students in their future careers.

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1.2 SETTING OR CONTEXT (FRAME OF REFERENCE)
This study will be conducted in MAPÚA University Makati Campus particularly on

the senior high school students that had taken online classes because of the pandemic. The

study targets the different strands of senior high school students and their study habits since

each strand differs from one another. Since we are all under quarantine and face to face classes

are not allowed, the researchers decided to use different social media platforms and an online

survey to conduct the research. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there is a huge impact on

the students’ study habits and because of this they tend to struggle coping with these changes.

Anxiety, depression, and other factors may be experienced by a student because of these

changes. A study habit of students can either develop their character as an individual overall

or a huge problem that may affect a student’s future. Good study habits can increase students'

confidence, competence, and self-esteem. It also reduces anxiety about tests and deadlines by

developing good study habits. The fact that most students had lost their good study habits

because of the recent changes, that is why the researchers would want to know the factors that

affect their study habits and the effects of it to the students and at the same time give solutions

on how to be able to solve these problems

1.3 PREVIOUS RESEARCH

According to a previous research by Khan, (2016) study habits are defined as a

student’s method of studying, whether it be systematic, efficient or inefficient implying that

efficient study habits produces positive academic performance while inefficient study habits

leads to academic failure and according to the same research, gender has a significant impact

on the study habits while socio-economic status does not.

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1.4 GAP
In this study, the researchers aim to discover what the different factors are that comes

with this unique situation that now not only makes the students study their lessons at home,

but also be taught at home divided by a screen, which could affect the regular study habits of

an average senior high school student and how they affect them.

1.5 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Due to the pandemic that has been disturbing to the students through online learning,

particularly their study habits. This study intended to determine the factors affecting senior

high school students' study habits during a pandemic, also to answer these following

questions:

1. What are the things that usually distract senior high school students from studying?

2. What are the effects of pandemic on the study habits of the senior high school

students?

3. Is there any effect of these study habits to a student?

1.6 STATEMENT OF VALUE

Now you question, why should this study be released? The researchers believe in a

saying “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world”. With study

habits or study skills these components will determine success. How exactly skills in studying

will lead us to success in the future? Here are the following people that will benefit from this

study:

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 Students, through this research, these individuals are the ones who will benefit the

most. With the skills or habits, students will gain a lot of benefits towards success; competence,

discipline, confidence and self-esteem, these are the results that they will benefit.

Teachers, through this research they can benefit by challenging students in giving

activities in school and take-home activities that will develop their skills in studying. Teachers

will benefit too in this study in terms of learning what is the student’s majority skills or where

she or he is passionate about.

Parents. This study will benefit parents by learning their children’s skills; learning them

will help them determine where they can enhance their study skills for future jobs.

Administrators, through this research, will benefit by knowing the strengths of their

students and showcasing their skills in academics, sports and other school related activities.

Knowing their students’ strengths, it will benefit the school per se, letting people know where

skilled-competent students belong in that university or school.

DepEd. The Department of Education will be able to know that knowing this study

about how important study habits or skills will benefit their students by learning where they

are passionate about and finding major skills for future jobs and jobs will help the country's

economic crisis and more.

Future researchers, through this study, they can benefit by using our research as their

basis for their study.

1.7 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

The researchers will focus on the perception of senior high school students who

experienced studying online due to the pandemic. This study covers their perception of the

different factors affecting their study habits. The researchers will assess the most common

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perception of these students and use the obtained results to conclude what are the factors that

changed from face-to-face classes to online classes. This study also aims to determine how

these factors affect them.

This study is limited only to senior high students of MAPÚA University Makati

Campus. This study will not cover factors that would stem from personal issues, an example

would be issues regarding family.

CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES AND STUDIES
A. Factors Effecting on Study Habits
A study was conducted in 2016 to gauge the effects of both gender and socio-economic

status on the study habits of both boys and girls of the Government Girls and Boys schools of

the Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Its results have shown that although both gender

and Socio-economic status have an effect, only gender is seen to have been a significant factor

on the study habits of their sample (Khan, 2016).

B. Factors Affecting the Study Habits of Grade Eleven Students in One National
High School in Pangasinan, Philippines

According to a study written by Maria Relucio from the Department of Education

(2019), the researcher has arrived to a conclusion that their sample size, which are Grade 11

students, does belong to below-average families based on their monthly family income and

that most of them have siblings attending school. Because of this situation, the researcher’s

respondents are facing work and financial instability which led them to take away their

concentration in studying.

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 The researcher also discovered that the respondents are applying incorrect and weak

study habits. Since the greater part of the respondents never do studying at home and do not

use their time wisely in school.

Based on the results, the researcher showed that less study hour leads to poor grades

and performance. The majority of the respondents do not have a time table for studying and

have other distractions such as family stress and addiction to social media.

The factors that convincingly affect the study habits of Grade 11 students are home

setting, peer pressure and social media addiction, work and financial instability and family

stress. These factors do belong to the external factor which the students are now handling.

C. Adjusting Your Study Habits During COVID

According to Morgan Library-Learning Center Things may feel out-of-control right now.

Students may be facing a lot of unknowns and disruptions. Try to be patient with yourself, your

classmates, and your professors during this time. Take care of your wellbeing first. Making a

plan and adjusting your studying may help you feel even a little sense of control. This article

shows that having good study habits will help us in our online learning and also prevent us

from further problems. There are a lot of ways to help students to be able to study properly

with a healthy well-being.

D. Dataset of Vietnamese student's learning habits during COVID-19

According to a Vietnamese Researcher Tran Trung and others, a student’s daily life in

learning in schools has shifted dramatically because of the pandemic. It says in their study that

it is very different how studying during a holiday versus in a pandemic. During holidays it is

pretty much the same in learning lessons using one’s study habits, while during a pandemic

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it’s the “privileged” for them who has the upperhand in learning during a pandemic. The article

shows dataset that was created to analyze Vietnamese students’ learning propensities during

the time schools were suspended because of the novel Covid - SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), in

light of a call for interdisciplinary examination on the likely impacts of the Covid pandemic

(Elsevier, 2020). The surveys were spread over an organization of instructive networks on

Facebook from February 7 to February 28, 2020. Utilizing the snowball inspecting technique,

analysts conveyed the study to educators, parents and guardians to give formal assent before

they sent it to their understudies and youngsters. The last dataset included 420 valid

observations. The questionnaires were given to sixth graders up to 12th graders.

E. Six Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic is Impacting Students and Another Six
Ways They Cope with It

According to the article students already face a lot of challenges. Personal

psychological issues can affect the performance of a student. With various other stresses,

general living issues may provide obstacles in his/her learning. Socio-cultural issues like

discrimination and racism can impact a student’s emotional wellbeing further magnified by the

difficulty in learning the Japanese language (Lee, 2017). These challenges, along with many

other issues, are amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to proper equipment,

technology and other tools is a significant advantage when it comes to learning. Way before

the COVID-19 pandemic, students who lack access to good internet and computers already lag

academically (Blagg & Luetmer, 2020). This article shows factors that affect students on their

study habits and their personal lives.

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F. 7 Ways Students Can Maintain Good Study Habits During COVID-19

According to Bresnick (2020), there are seven (7) possible ways or strategies for

students to have good study habits. First is staying organized by keeping track on the dates and

courses given. Second is don’t multitask since switching between tasks will surely make the

brain more confused and rather than finishing the tasks early, it will end up with low scores.

Third is making the most of video lectures for the students to be able to repeat and understand

the lessons well. Fourth is setting a schedule, like the first way this will save time for the

students since it will keep you organized and might help you manage time regularly. Fifth is

swap out study strategies, changes might not be that easy however old study habits might now

be applicable for now. Trying new study strategies will help students. Sixth way is

collaborating remotely or to have communication with other students through online using

electronic devices. Lastly or the seventh way is staying connected to others via video chats and

new featured apps with families and friends.

G. 7 Factors That Prevent You From Studying Better

In an article written by Christopher Benitez (2016), he has provided seven (7) factors

that prevent one person from studying better. These are giving in to procrastination, studying

in a loud setting, keeping up with discomfort, poor lighting, poor sleeping habits, harmless

social groups, and poor room design.

In our current way of living, we are surrounded by distractions in every corner. An

example could be your smartphone. It can offer you with hours of distraction through social

media apps, mobile games, text messaging, and music. As an outcome, it is a lot tougher to

fight the calls of procrastination than it used to be. It is scientifically verified that the human

brain favors short-term rewards over long-term achievements.

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 Be cautious of listening to white noise in a challenge to drown out the real noisemakers.

Although natural sounds such as falling rain and rustling leaves can bring relaxation, studies

show that background noise can weaken your attention. Studies expose that white noise can

even worsen stress-induced conditions like migraines, high blood pressure, and even coronary

diseases.

Studying in an awkward position will not only disturb your posture, but it will also

undesirably influence your ability to concentrate. For example, studying in your bed may be

the reason for you to twist and turn often – not to mention it might lead to a stiff neck.

Another good study area is when it is well-lit. If you make it a routine of studying with

dim lighting, not only will you pointlessly strain your eyes, you will also cause sleepiness.

Remember that your biological clock is reliant on external lighting.

It is important to enhance your capability to stay awake, but you should also recognize

how to get good sleep. Keep in mind that sleep is a vital method for memory retention. Getting

decent sleep will also boost your energy, mood, and focus on the next day.

Some friends do not always make great study-mates. They could even be your number

one cause of disturbance. But with the precise approach, they can also be your main

inspirations for studying well. Keep in mind that you should also advance your socialization

skills as a student. Part of it is understanding how to be responsible in the company of a group.

If possible, try to grab the lead role in making sure everyone does well academically.

The arrangement of furniture in a room can disturb your focus. For example, having

mess within your area of vision can add stress levels and stop you from reaching maximum

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learning efficiency. Being confined up with no space to stretch will also make it difficult for

you to keep your productivity going.

H. Factors Affecting the Student’s Study Habit

According to a study by Yap (2019), the researchers gauged the effect of time

management, teaching strategies of professors, studying environment on the study habits and

academic performance of fifty Accountancy students, ten (10) students from each year level,

in Ramon Magsaysay Technological University.

The results show that on Time management, “Students differ in managing time when

it comes to their age and sex” Because the older students are able to divide their time more

wisely compared to those who are younger, as well as that female students are better at time

management than men.

Next, on teaching strategies of the professors, the respondents differ more in age rather

than gender on the assessment of their professors’ teaching strategies, however they do agree

that a professor that encourages students to study on their own has an effect on their own study

habits.

Lastly, on the studying environment, “The students moderately agreed that studying

environment is also a factor that affects their study habits”, they also agreed that they would

rather study in a quiet area with good direct lighting, good temperature.

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 CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY

3.1 ABSTRACT

As you can see the major aspect in this research on “Factors Affecting Students’ Study

Habits during a Pandemic as Perceived by Senior High School Students” is that the respondents

tend to be affected negatively in terms of comparing it to traditional classes and find it positive

at the same time in cases such as comfortability yet still manage to cope with their studies but

still find it difficult. Having study habits during a pandemic which led to online or at home

classes the respondents find it comfortable, distracting, tendency to procrastinate, to be

productive and helpful.

Keywords: effects, study habits, pandemic, traditional, online

3.2 INTRODUCTION

The general summary of this research shows here the respondents at Mapua University

(Makati Campus) are being interviewed about how the pandemic or the COVID-19 affected

their study habits. Since online classes started, many students suffered with their mental health

and many were left behind due to lack of resources or materials just to get on track with the

new system.

3.3 METHODOLOGY
The researchers used a non-probability sampling technique which is the snowball

sampling to address the respondents of this study. This became the most convenient for the

researchers since they drew their interviewees from acquaintances and recruits of their

acquaintances in order to reach the total number of desired interviewees. Meanwhile, the

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researchers used interviews as their data gathering method. This method is also known to be

the best method to use when working with a qualitative study.

Some of the researchers may have informed the interviewees, prior to the scheduled

interviews, that the interview will be recorded and that their personal data, which includes their

name, year level, and section, shall be obtained from them. The researchers decided to take

note of these data since their age and gender would not matter.

As for the procedures done, the researchers conducted their interviews through Zoom

and Messenger. The interviewers greeted the interviewees and asked if they were ready to start.

After confirming, the interviewer asks for their personal data then proceeds to ask the five (5)

uniform questions already prepared before looking for interviewees. One of the interviewers

on the other hand gave additional questions which could also be useful in determining a more

specific answer from the interviewees. Afterwards, the interviewers thanked the interviewees

and then bid their goodbyes.

For additional information, the interview questions prepared includes the following:

1. What is your definition of study habits and what are some of your study habits?

2. Why are study habits important?

3. What do you think distracts you the most when you study?

4. What is a good study environment for you?

5. How do you think did this Pandemic affect your study habits?

3.4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This section of the paper presents the data collected from the study on this major aspect

of your research problem, followed by extensive comments on or interpretation of the findings

of the study.

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Table 1.a. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q1.a

Codes Definition Frequency Percentage

The interviewee defines his/her study habit as a way
Study Methods/
which he/she can learn the fastest through different 6 40%
Strategies
methods and strategy
Actions for The interviewee defines study habits as his actions for
4 26.70%
Studying before/after studying
The interviewee defines his/her study habit as a
Tool for
productivity tool which helps him/her to avoid 2 13.30%
Productivity
cramming and also be comfortable at the same time
The interviewee defines his/her study habits as their
Habits that
habits that they develop once they studied or a 1 6.70%
students develop
mannerism that they are used to
The interviewee defines his/her study habits as a
Process to Help
process to help yourself in studying to prepare, avoid 4 26.70%
Oneself
cramming, and gain knowledge
The interviewee defines his/her study habits as mainly
Practices 1 6.70%
practices and exercises you exhibit while studying
Learning Style The interviewee defines his/her study habits as a
1 6.70%
or Behavior learning style to understand the topics

Table 1.b. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q1.b

Codes Definition Frequency Percentage

Group Study and/or The interviewee mentions studying with a

3 20%
Solo friend/s, group or alone
The interviewee mentions cramming as a
Cramming 1 6.70%
study habit
The interviewee mentions organizing as a
Organizing 1 6.70%
study habit
The interviewee mentions having their
Accessible 1 6.70%
materials in close proximity

The interviewee mentions that they keep

No distractions 1 6.70%
themselves away from distractions
The interviewee practices
Note-taking traditional/online note-taking or at least 3 20%
mentions it

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 The interviewee prefers studying during
Waking-up early 1 6.70%
the day or specially during early mornings
The interviewee practices reviewing,
Reviewing reading, summarizing, and memorizing 2 13.30%
their notes or materials
Searching online
The interviewee practices searching online
and/or Watching video 6 40%
or re/watching video lectures
lectures
The interviewee practices and stays
Practicing 2 13.30%
consistent in doing their study habits
The interviewee plans or sets their goals
Planning 2 13.30%
and schedules on specific dates
Eating and/or Drinking The interviewee considers eating and
1 6.70%
water staying hydrated as a study habit
The interviewee listens to music while
Music 1 6.70%
studying

For the first question, the respondents have different answers, however, related to each

other. Helpful study methods or strategies lead the respondents to be productive. The habits or

their methods or strategies in studying gave them good results in their grades back where there

are face-face classes.

Table 2. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q2

Codes Definition Frequency Percentage

The interviewee mentions study habits helps you to

Comfortability be comfortable in choosing your preferred time to 2 13.30%
study
The interviewee mentions study habits give you
Confidence confidence in answering tasks such as tests and 2 13.30%
quizzes
The interviewee mentions study habits will lead
Consistency you to consistent learning and end up having 1 6.70%
consistent scores
The interviewee mentions study habits will help
Focus 4 26.70%
you focus more academically

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 The interviewee mentions that study habits will
Future 3 20%
help you achieve your dreams

The interviewee mentions study habits will help

Productivity 4 26.70%
you be active and efficient in studying

In question number 2, the majority answers on why study habits are important because

of its benefits which are productivity, helping you to be ready for the future, and making you

more focused. Few answers are about having consistency, being comfortable, and developing

confidence.

There are four (4) interviewees answered about productivity in which study habits will

help you produce more work efficiently and have minimum waste of energy. There are three

(3) interviewees who responded about the future, stating that having study habits will help you

prepare for the future and achieve your dreams. One of those three (3) even mentioned that

study habits would help his or her family in the future. There are also four (4) interviewees that

answered about focus where they said study habits will help them focus more on academics,

and it would help you learn how to manage distractions and have good grades. There are two

(2) interviewees answered that study habits are important because it can give you confidence.

Since studying will prepare you for the upcoming tests, giving you enough information and

helps you remember those. The interviewees acknowledge that with the right study habits you

don’t need to stay up all night and study, which leads to building up confidence in answering

tests. Another two (2) interviewees answered about being comfortable, where you can choose

the time you want to study and be organized. In addition to this, an interviewee answered that

having study habits that you are comfortable with will help you understand your lessons well.

Lastly, one (1) interviewee answered consistency, which he or she mentioned if you want to

have consistent results and grades, you need to have consistent study habits.

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 Overall, study habits are important as stated by the interviewees seeing that it is very

beneficial. Developing good study habits and finding which one you are comfortable with, will

surely help you to have high grades and an efficient lifestyle.

Table 3. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q3

Codes Definition Frequency Percentage

The interviewee directly mentions social media,

Social media or notifications from related applications having 5 33.30%
an effect
Lots of The interviewee directly mentions the amount of
1 6.70%
requirements requirements, or work to be done as a factor
The interviewee says that video games are a
Games 4 26.70%
distraction
The interviewee directly mentions that their
Friends 5 33.30%
friends are a source of distraction
The interviewee mentions their gadgets, for
Gadgets example, their phone or their laptop as a 2 13.30%
distraction
Recreational The interviewee mentions other recreational
1 6.70%
Activities activities not involving technology
Slow Internet The interviewee mentions slow internet as a
1 6.70%
Connection distraction

In question 3, which asks the respondents on what factors distract them the most while

studying, and their answers commonly focus on two (2) different factors, friends and

notifications from social media, and this may mainly be because for social media notifications

and friends, they may be compelled to check and to respond to them because they want to keep

their notifications clear, or that it could be a form of procrastination that keeps them from doing

their tasks, other answers include games, gadgets, and other recreational activities, which can

be attributed to Procrastination, because when they feel like they need a break, they feel

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compelled to do at least one of these activities, and that may keep them from going back to

their school tasks. One answer that does not fall under these reasons is the Slow internet

connection, a problem which this research cannot aim to solve.

Table 4. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q4

Codes Definition Frequency Percentage

Designated place of The interviewee prefers a space that would

5 33.30%
study be only used for studying
The interviewee prefers a quiet place to
Quiet 7 46.70%
study
The interviewee prefers a place that is free of
No distractions 5 0.33%
distractions to study in
The interviewee prefers music while they
Music 4 26.70%
study
The interviewee prefers that all that they
Accessible need is around them, whether organized or 2 13.30%
not
The interviewee mentions a preferred
Temperature 2 13.30%
temperature in a good study environment
The interviewee prefers a dark room lighting
Dark lighting 1 6.70%
for a good study environment
The interviewee prefers the classroom/school
Classroom/School 1 6.70%
as a good study environment
The interviewee prefers a place where they
Comfortable 3 20%
are comfortable

For the fourth question, the interviewee answers the question “What is a good study

environment for you?”. The researchers discovered that what these students prefer to study

with music in their designated place of study wherein it is quiet, of no distractions, and

comfortable. A few may have included that they prefer somewhere where the temperature is

cool enough to keep them working and one may have specified that they prefer to have dark

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lighting with just their lamp providing them light. Some may prefer to have their things or

materials close or near them so that they are not disturbed just by going away from their

designated place of study to get what they need. And lastly, only one has a different answer

which is the classroom. This student considers a classroom to be a good study environment

because they believe that being in a classroom gives them enough challenge and motivation to

study. A common theme found in answers to this question is the need for a designated place

of study, free of distractions to have a good study environment.

Table 5. Codes, Definition, Frequency, and Percentage for Q5

Codes Definition Frequency Percentage

The interviewee mentions that it is more

More stressful 1 6.70%
stressful than before.
It is when factors within the home
environment, whether distractions or habits
Home environment 1 6.70%
from being at home affect the interviewee's
study habits
The interviewee implies it is harder to be
At-home Habits motivated to work because they feel "at
home"
Under At-home Habits, the interviewee
Developed laziness mentions a sort of laziness that comes with 8 53.30%
the home environment
The interviewee became more easily
Became Easily
distracted because factors in the home 2 13.30%
Distracted
environment such as personal gadgets,
Increased
The interviewee has begun to incorporate the
Utilization of 3 20%
use of technology more into their study habits
Technology
Increased The interviewee mentions the increased
Accessibility of accessibility into their classes due to the 3 20%
school services online education method

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 For question 5, it is found that all respondents have been affected in some sort of way

by the home environment they were supposed to learn and study in due to the pandemic, and

for the respondents who responded negatively to the question, a common theme is that they

mostly seem to mention a developed laziness due to the feeling of being “At-home”, which

makes them less motivated to do their requirements because they feel like they shouldn’t be

working in such an environment, another one of the At-home habits is that due to respondents

have easier access to their personal gadgets, or other recreational activities they are more likely

to be distracted by these factors and therefore procrastinate. For those who respond positively,

they mention the ease of access they now have when attending classes, as without the need to

travel to school, all they would need to do is wake-up and then attend classes, with possible

preparations in-between. Another positive effect that was mentioned was the increased use of

technology in their studies, that instead of writing their notes on notebooks, everything can be

done on their devices.

Figure 1. Positive Feedbacks in Study Habits During a Pandemic

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 Figure 2. Negative Feedbacks in Study Habits During a Pandemic

3.5 CONCLUSION
In conclusion, most of the respondents’ study habits were affected negatively. Many of

them would relate factors such as the nature of online classes compelling students to stay at

home while also being obliged to comply with requirements and studies. Another common

cause of this would be the availability of personal gadgets in such a setting such as online

classes, given that the said mode of education relies heavily on the utilization of electronics,

which can cause distractions for the students as they would be tempted to do other recreational

activities that one would do on their device.

CHAPTER 4
CONCLUSION
4.1 INTRODUCTION
Due to the confusion and disruption done by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine

government had put the country into quarantine. The quarantine prevents the schools across the nation

from functioning normally, resulting in the need for online classes. The new educational system, which

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is using online platforms, made a huge amount of feedback. This part includes the ingeminate

discussion of the results from the interviews.

4.2 CONCLUSION
In conclusion the researchers have found positive and negative results from the

respondents based on their study habits during pandemic. In the researchers’ findings, the

research has managed to answer the following questions: (1) What are the things that usually

distract senior high school students from studying? (2) What are the effects of the pandemic

on the study habits of the senior high school students? and (3) Is there any effect of these

study habits to a student? Each of them has some similarities while also having a variety of

distinctions in their answers on the research. Study habits are significant as stated by the

interviewees seeing that it is very beneficial to develop good study habits because it will

surely help them in attaining high grades and an efficient lifestyle however, most of their

answers gave them good results in their grades back when the mode of education was the

face-to-face format. Notably most of the respondents were adversely affected because of the

online classes, given that the said mode of education is soundly reliant on the utilization of

electronic devices which can cause problems and diversions for the students as they would be

tempted to procrastinate rather than focusing on their studies.

CHAPTER 5
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 INTRODUCTION
The researchers believe that certain parts and chapters of this study raises several

questions and hypotheses that may call for further research about the different views of this

topic or study and to address more concerns that this study was not able to cover due to time

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constraints. In this chapter, the recommendations are drawn from the methodology of this study

which involves the perception of the senior high school students from MAPÚA University

Makati Campus. These recommendations are based on the conclusions and value of this study.

5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
The researchers have provided a list of limitations, as well as recommendations for

future studies to focus on. They also included who are the people that are recommended to do

certain actions and they are as follows:

• Sampling Technique

Given that the sampling technique of this study was one of non-probability, chosen due

to constraints faced during the current study, the sample may be subject to bias from the

researchers. Which is evident in the composition of the sample, as eleven (11) out of the fifteen

(15) respondents are from Grade 11, and due to that, it may not accurately represent the target

population, so in future studies it is suggested that a different sampling technique be used,

specifically random sampling as to provide more diversity within the sample.

• Sample

For the sample itself, a total of fifteen (15) were chosen to represent the entire MAPÚA

Makati SHS student body, this number was chosen because it was feasible for the researchers

to interview this amount of people, while also getting multiple opinions towards the research

questions. It is a limitation in this study simply because it is small, a future study may make

use of a larger sample size to get a better image of the effects the pandemic has on students’

study habits.

• Methodology

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 Regarding methodology, if in future studies a larger sample size is to be used, a

different instrument should be used to more efficiently gather data, the researchers suggest

using a survey.

• Senior high school students

The researchers recommend this study for students to know what are the factors that

will be affecting them for the whilst studying or learning during a pandemic crisis. Knowing

what to avoid or prevent especially concerns the mental health of the learner.

• Teachers

The researchers recommend that instructors be considerate, patient, and approachable

in the first few months of the school year. Especially for the students who are not privileged to

study online; not fully ready yet coping up his studies so the student can learn.

• For Educational Institutions, School Heads, and Administrators

The researchers recommend a short dry run period with a minimum of one (1) week

before the school year's official start, which only the people in power within an institution

could do. The dry run functions as a transitioning period for the students for the online

classroom setup. Only the institutions of the school have the power to conduct this dry run.

This dry run will let the students blend in with the new educational system which is online

class.

• Future Researchers

The aim of this study is to see how various learning and coping mechanisms affect

students in online classes. These tactics are essential for students to cope with and earn the

high grades they deserve because they help them maintain knowledge. These techniques can

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also aid a student's learning and comprehension of a particular subject or topic. There is a desire

to see how there are effective and healthy ways to improve and change a student's ability to

retain knowledge over time. These recommendations come from the researchers' observation

and interpretation of the students' explanation on how they will sustain information for the long

run.

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APPENDICES

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 APPENDIX A
Questions Included in The Interview
A. Personal Data

1. Name

2. Year Level

3. Section

B. Interview Questions

1. What is your definition of study habits and what are some of your study habits?

2. Why are study habits important?

3. What do you think distracts you the most when you study?

4. What is a good study environment for you?

5. How do you think did this Pandemic affect your study habits?

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 APPENDIX B
Raw Data
• Respondent 1 (Grade 12)
1. My definition of study habits is that this is how you can learn the fastest. Some of my
study habits is usually group studies or solo. So I tend to study with friends. It is most
effective so they can ask me questions and I can also ask them questions, and when I’m
solo I usually just watch youtube on how to do it and etc.
2. Well, having a study habit is... again the most effective way to study, it is how you are
able to learn the fastest. That is why this is important. Once you have your own study
habits you can learn easier and you are more comfortable in learning things.
3. The most distracting thing when I am studying is usually my friends when they invite
me to play or something like that.
4. Well, a good study environment is usually a quiet place and with that has chill music
or in a library with friends.
5. Hmm... it really didn’t affect my study habits that much since I usually do study on my
own but it affected on our group study with my friends. I don't usually have group
studies anymore with my friends. That's how it affected my study habits.
6. ADDITIONAL QUESTION (Does it really affect you negatively or just a little
bit?) No, it really doesn't affect that much since having a study habit is your own way
of studying. So it really just depends on how you can manage to do what you are- your
study habit is.

• Respondent 2 (Grade 12)

1. Well uh for me study habits are the thing that you do to become more productive when
it comes to studying, sometimes can be good sometimes it can be bad. Well, I have
some good and bad study habits. Sometimes I tend to cram a lot and it is a bad study
habit. And the other study habit I have is that I try to stay organized as much as possible.
2. Well uh it can make uhm... it can help you produce more work and working will be
more efficient if you good study habits.

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 3. Well uh if there are lots of things to do I would tend to procrastinate and I would cram
if the deadline is near, when I'm lazy that makes me distracted from doing all of my
work.
4. Well like a room with silence is a good study environment for me. No distractions, no
noises, just a room with silence.
5. Well, it affected my study habits negatively. Since we’re only studying at our houses,
i tend to cram a lot since i won't have to travel to go to school or i don't need to pass
my homework; for example, having a homework where you need write it on a paper
and you need to pass it exactly 8:30 in the morning, you won’t need to do that, you
won't need to do it the day before. Sometimes I would do my requirements an hour
before the deadline. So it really affected my study habits negatively.
6. ADDITIONAL QUESTION (without the pandemic, do you think your study
habits will be not affected negatively face-to-face? Or are there some negatives
along the field?) Well, I can't avoid procrastination because it's normal for me. And as
much as possible, I tried to be organized and do my homeworks days before the
deadline during face-to-face classes.

• Respondent 3 (Grade 12)

1. First of all, my definition for study habits is the actions you do before you study or at
least while you’re studying. And two of my common study habits is one being that I
prepare all of my stuff and keeping it in close proximity--and the second is to make
sure that all of the distractions around me are all gone.
2. Well, having study habits or habits in general will lead you to become more consistent
in doing the action you want to do which in this case is studying and obviously when
it comes to studying we want to be consistent, so that you get consistent results and so
that you know how to study for your next test or quizzes.
3. The thing that distracts me the most when I study is... when I have--let’s say Discord
in the background of my laptop because of my friends calling me to go and play. But
generally speaking, games distract me from studying.
4. Uh, for me specifically a good study environment is where it is cool enough for me to
be comfortable but it’s not too cold at the same time I have classical music playing in

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 my headphones and one lamp to light up my workspace. As much as possible I like to
keep my place as dark when I study.
5. Personally speaking, I don’t think the pandemic had too many significant impacts with
my study habits because i am still able to do the same old study habits i did when there
were still traditional classes (face-face classes) so other than that, I guess now I’m just
more prone to being distracted easily because laptop is in front of me and games are
just in my desktop..that might be the only affect that the pandemic had.
6. ADDITIONAL QUESTION (So in general, the pandemic affected you a little bit
some of negativity, not too much right?) Uh, personally it’s neutral because although
I do have distractions pretty much always beside me somehow my grades increased
because I'm able to become more comfortable while studying. I guess it's a neutral thing
that not too many positives, not too many negatives happened.
7. ADDITIONAL (If you compare online classes, like what you said that with online
classes your grades have increased right? Compare online to face-face classes,
which do you prefer?) When it comes to being generally comfortable, I like online
classes because I'm at the comfort of my home and I can adjust all the things necessary
to make my workplace as comfortable as possible. But when it comes to taking notes
per se uhm or listening to the teacher, traditional classes is still the way to go because
in online classes I tend to not listen to my teacher too much and just going to the
powerpoint, take notes and be done with it.

• Respondent 4 (Grade 11)

1. Study habits are those little actions that students do to prepare for anything in school.
For me these actions are what makes every student unique. And in my opinion, I think
it's not the grades that separate each student from each other. Instead it's their study
habits. As a student myself, I think I am a verbal linguistic learner, which means I
study- I study well through speaking or writing. Personally I prefer studying through
my notes. I write down the lessons in my own words, the way I understand them. I also
don't like listening to music while studying and I prefer studying in the morning, or
when there is daylight. For example if there's a quiz the next day, I usually study first
in the afternoon. Sleep early then wake up earlier, to study in the early morning.

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 2. How you study is very important because, aside from the class itself, this is the part
where you actually learn. Having your own study habits that you are comfortable with
really changes a lot of things. It makes you understand your lessons easier and it makes
studying less of a burden and more of a thing you slowly enjoy.
3. The main thing that distracts me when I study is my phone and whenever I study I
usually take breaks in between. Before, I would use my phone during that break and
whenever I start using my phone I cannot stop using it, and I end up not studying at all.
This is the reason why I usually keep my phone or my laptop away when I study to
avoid this from happening.
4. A good study environment for me is away for my bed or anywhere I can easily fall
asleep. What I consider a good study environment is a table, my table, which should be
clean and a chair that has a small pillow to prevent my back from hurting. I also keep
a water bottle near me when I study and part of that good study environment is a place
where my phone or laptop isn't.
5. Personally this pandemic didn't necessarily affect my study habits, but instead it greatly
affected my study mindset. I became less and less more motivated to study because I
had nothing to look forward to in school, and there was no fine line between school and
home.

• Respondent 5 (Grade 11)

1. Well my definition of study habits is something that you acquire or develop while you
do some certain uh... mannerisms while you study. Mine is when I take down notes, I
do it in a fast way so I don’t really have a organized notes. I don’t really have organized
notes. So what I do to study them is rewrite them and put it in a separate notebook for
it to be organized and that way I can go back to it anytime I like or want or need. And
then another study habit is of course when I have time I ask for friends’ help to clarify
some things I don’t unders- I don’t quite understand so there. And then... yeah that’s
most of it. And then I- currently during online classes I've started to develop online
note taking where I divide my screen from notes to the meeting itself and I can uh

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 transcript everything that the teacher is saying. Or basically screenshot some of the
PPTs when it's not too fast of a discussion.
2. It's important because you- we- in our own way we can use this. You know study habits
are based on our comfortability that’s why- it's based on you on how you study. So if
it's effective, of course you’re gonna keep doing it again and again. That’s why it’s
important, ‘cause it's gonna be helpful for your studies and your comfortability as well.
3. Uh... hmm... of course I’m in the room all day and when it- when the discussion gets
bored some applications in the same laptop (you) can’t really ignore. Like Valorant, or
LoL, or any type of game, Osu. Like you just can’t ignore them while you’re bored in
class. So maybe that’s one of the distractions and sometimes when people chat me if
I’m up to play.
4. For me a good study environment is, I would go for a classroom because there I can
put myself in a mindset that I’m there to study, this is where I learn. But compared to
when I’m at home, there’s the bed. There’s comfortability. The- I am... uh... My brain
is designed to think that when I’m at home, I’m here to relax. That's why I don’t think
online classes are that effective for me because I am within my comfortability range
compared to being at school where I am constantly being challenged and uh motivated
by the people around me.
5. Like I said, now that I am studying at home it's very hard to get rid of my ‘at home’
habits where I usually chill or relax. That’s why both of my habits clash all the time
because I can’t get my time management right. Uh... sleep, sleep- sleeping is so hard
because it’s either you do the assignment or you just sleep right through it. I don’t-
yeah. It really affected my study habits to be honest. Can’t even really tell if I’m
actually studying to learn or studying to pass. That is all. Thank you.

• Respondent 6 (Grade 11)

1. I would define study habits as measures to make studying easier for me. For my study
habits, it's turning off my WiFi except if I watch online videos, or lessons. And I listen
to music, whenever I study.
2. It's very important because it helps me not to get distracted. It helps me focus more on
what I'm studying or reviewing

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 3. It's definitely the social media, because that's why I turn my WiFi off, is because I don't
want to get tempted to browse Facebook or watch YouTube every other minute.
4. A good study environment is a peaceful environment where I'm alone, and where I can
read the word out loud so you know I can digest it more.
5. I think the pandemic made me rely on watching multiple online video lessons since I
can't consult anyone face to face which is more difficult but there's not much options
either.

• Respondent 7 (Grade 11)

1. My definition of study habits is like, a process in which you can help yourself in
studying so that you can prepare for tests and whatnot- what other requirements you
have to accomplish, and some of the study habits I do, honestly, all I do is... uh, just
review once a class is done, and I usually search… you like, you know, usually for
basic calculus I search in Youtube for some tutorials just in case that I don’t understand
my own prof, and the other one is just, you know, I- I start early so I don’t have to- I
don’t have to cram late at night just for a test, that’s it.
2. Well, you wouldn’t like the feeling of… not knowing what to answer during a test
right? So, study habits help you gain more confidence and.. It’s… it’s somewhat
healthy, you don’t have to stay up late at night and you need a good sleep to be able to
perform at your best… yeah, that’s it.
3. Uh.. it could either be Messenger… since uh… you have people messaging you and…
lots of requirements, honestly uh, if you’re given so much requirements you won’t even
have... won’t even have time to study at all... based on my experience that is.
4. A good study environment for me… it’s uh, a quiet- I’d like it quiet and maybe some…
nice music would do, and whenever I feel a need for a break I just… you know, check
my other screen and do whatever, and I go back or just eat, and I go back, that’s all I
do.
5. Ah, not- it-, it honestly had a big impact on not just my study habits, but on education
because based on my experience, I’m constantly being given tasks and it’s like, yeah,
it’s kinda pressuring. No, not kinda, it really is pressuring considering other factors
like, you know, groupmates, or the difficulty of what your requirements are... Yeah,

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 and you’re being constantly given deadlines for every week, and you know, it’s
honestly kinda stressful. So, when I wanna study for a test, uh… I really have to do it
as quick as I can to... be able to accomplish more of my requirements… cause the
deadlines are really, you know… close and, you know other- other stuff in life that
could- you need to take care of.

• Respondent 8 (Grade 11)

1. My definition of study habits are.. Uhm… practices, they’re mainly practices or
exercises. They’re- they’re mainly- they’re mai… they’re mainly… practices and
exercises you exhibit while studying. What differs from my definition of study habits
is that they are practices that actually involve… constant… well actually, it doesn’t
differ… What they actually… uhm… include constant continuous, I think that’s just
redundant… cause… uhm… constant and continuous learning… uhm… no matter
what the case. If you’re gonna ask me what my study habits are. Well, they’re very
vague. Uhm… first, when a new topic is presented I usually… just listen, listen is
always- listening is always the first part eh. So you listen to the teacher or you listen to
the lecture material and then… you go on to the next phase, which is reviewing. You-
you- you… you- ah you synthesize, so to speak, you synthesize, so that’s my second
way, you synthesize all your knowledge, and all the things you have learned from
powerpoints, lectures, recorded lectures and- and all the stuff to come up with… with
your understanding on the topic and lastly, two to three right? Uhm… you’re gonna
test yourself, practice especially practice because, practice makes consistency, it- it
honestly doesn’t make perfect, but it makes you consistent with things.
2. Hmm, why is it important? Uhm… It’s more than just school, I’ll- I’ll say, it’s more
than just school. We- we- we are ano eh, we are hung up on the idea that learning is
always confined to school, like “Oh you need to learn this, you need to learn that” well,
y- y- you would mo- you would- the first thing that comes to mind “Oh, this is school,
this is school, this is an instructor’s class” or something like that but, those three steps
are very essential in learning a lot- a lot- lots of other things, such as, how to drive a
car, uhm… How to work your gaming computers or what not, how to… wash the

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 dishes, how to- and a lo- bunch of other stuff that- that- that- a bunch of new stuff that-
that are going to be presented to you in the future and so, yeah. Lear- learning, yun nga
eh, learning does not stop in the classroom, yun... that’s all for your second question.
3. I’m a very techy guy, so I think it’s the gadgets, the gadget stuff. Uhm… Not the
desktop or phone I use when I- when I join the sessions it’s- it’s mainly the other stuff
like, like for example, when I’m using my- when I’m using my... laptop, the phone
distracts me and… and yeah mainly the phone, and the other- other- other factors in
my life, that… that- that- that- uhm… not bother, but I have to consider when going
through online classes, yeah… that’s all.
4. I’m just going to base my answer off of my setup. Uhm… is mainly, you have all your
things around you. It doesn’t matter if… if it’s... if it’s messy, it doesn’t matter if it’s
shiny, shiny clean, it doesn’t- doesn’t matter, as long as you have all the things you
need right… uhm… right- right beside you or you don’t even have to go to the next
room just to get it, you’ll be fine, because… the thing is efficiency, learning com-
learning is all- is well I think, is always paired with efficiency. Uhm… you- you- you-
you uhm… learning is based on my quote philosophy, is uhm… learning things fast
because I’m afr- ah- I want to learn things fast- is learning things fast and efficiently.
What I mean by that is yes, I’m learning it fast, and I’m grasping knowledge, not “I’m
just learning it fast and not gaining any stuff” so… so uhm, yeah, speed and efficiency
are key when it comes to the setup, so that’s why having everything in your mind right
there where you left it is… essential to gaining a... Uhm… ah… nice study ha.. Study
a… environment or… yun.
5. The main thing is, this is pure subjective on my part, I don’t like the- the feel of being
at home and doing work, I just don’t like it because… what do you call this, it doesn’t-
it doesn’t give you the external environmental factor of… of… alertness, so to speak,
if you’re confined at home while doing work you- you’re bound to… you- you’re
bound to experience the sort of laziness uhm… this is pur- this is purely subjective ah?
I don’t know with you, or any other people. So, so you’re bound to feel laziness “ah-
the- ah- it- it- it’s cold, it’s- it’s- it’s very tiring” even though you’re not doing anything
but, on the other hand, when you have to wake up at 5 o’clock in the morning just to
go to school, tha- that wakes your senses and gears you up for… the whole day, I

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 mean… yeah, fo- fo- for, for the sixteen years that I’ve been alive- for the sixteen years
that I’ve been alive uhm… I- I- I mainly- I mainly seek the excitement of going out and
doing stuff, but as the quarantine goes on though, you sort of get used to it yo- you start
to develop uhm… norms or habits that- that- that ano, that- that cater to our situation-
yeah there are- there are thimes- there are thimes? There are times that- that force you
to go- to go to sleep when… whe- when uhm… it’s not time to sleep, for example, class
hours, but I’m- give it- give it ano- give it another year uhm… le- let’s hope not, give
it another year and the way you get used to the old system, you’ll get used to the- used
to the new system, which is now online education.

• Respondent 9 (Grade 11)

1. So my definition for study habits, well for me it’s like a learning style or the behavior
of a student in relation to studying or any academic related stuffs that is used in
preparing for tests or some things like that. My study habits are- First of all, I set my
mind into a positive mood so that I’ll have the motivation to do my things and the
energy to do it. And second uhm... I always plan when I’m going to study and I have a
specific goal for a specific day. Example, uh I’ll list down the things that I need to do
for that specific day so that I won’t forget. And then third is, be consistent.
2. For me it is important to have a study habit or learning style that will keep you focused
on achieving your goals and acads. And it’s for your future as well. Like if you practice
your study habits as early as now, you’ll be able to do your things in the future easily
now.
3. It depends on my mood but uh I think it would be my notifications on my social medias.
4. For me, uhm... A good study environment for me is ano lang uh room while I’m alone
and there’s music.
5. Uhm at first of course it was very hard to adjust from my normal schedule during face-
to-face because my learning strategies changed as well. But as we look at the positive
side, we still learn new things every day and we become more independent in doing the
things that you need.

• Respondent 10 (Grade 11)

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 1. Hmmm ok uh... what I think about study habits is that it's like the methods you do
when... it's like your method of studying. For example is... whenever you study, you do
something first to prepare yourself before you study, then when you study, you feel
more relaxed and comfortable... and... study habits that I do... well... I just... well I can't
really name any study habits that I'm aware of but I think it's probably eating before
sitting and... eating or drinking water before sitting in the computer and go to class...
and.. yeah that's probably it actually... yeah.
2. Well I’m not really familiar with the topic so I'll be really blunt, uhh... I think it's
because... well like I said earlier it's like your way of studying without it, you might not
feel comfortable yourself while studying at all so, with the help of study habits, you
can... well you can collect yourself and be organised and yeah... I- yeah, that's what I
think about it.
3. Mmm... uhh... yeah, social media, and games and stuff.
4. Uhh, to be honest, anywhere with a chair and, since we're online class, in the
computer... preferably- wait, nevermind. Preferably in... in my... in a room, with a
desktop and a chair and... and proper air- uh... air-conditioning, that's it.
5. Mmm... hmm wait gimme a sec uh... I think not much. It's the same thing anyway...
Well, aside from the fact that I just have to wake ups- wake up and go straight to the
PC and start class. Well, if there was a difference, I'd say... I'm not that- uh... compared
to normal- normal days where you had to wake up and be on a rush to go to school
when you- and... compared to now, you just have to wake up and not worry about travel
and traffic, you just sit down and start class. Compared to that, well, it's kinda more...
uhh... what's the word... uhh... ahh... easier- easy, more easy. It's easier than the
normal... than the normal... yeah.

• Respondent 11 (Grade 11)

1. Umm… my definition of study habits is actually umm… ahh… a way of studying that
you always do to gain knowledge. To gain knowledge and my 3 list of study habits I
have is... umm... writing notes, reading the notes and finally, summarizing or
memorizing some of the notes I have written. That’s all for the first question.

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 2. Ok umm.. for me, studying is important because I have a lot of goals in the future that
I want to accomplish. I believe studying will make me reach that goal and it will make
my family happy.
3. Umm… right now, the things that are distracting me from studying is first… um...
things that I need to do at- at home like chores for my family and etc. and… things that
distract me because of me are probably because of gaming… um… reading random
books, and… drawing.
4. Umm… a good study environment, for me, is… usually umm… around 12 o’clock
midnight until morning because it’s the most quiet… it’s the quietest… day- time of
the day or usually, when I'm outside or in Tagaytay, I usually go outside beside the tree
and study there.
5. Hmm… Well… it didn’t really affect my studying that much. It just affected in a way
of writing notes ‘coz, if it's not the pandemic and it’s not online classes, I would usually
write my notes at the notebook but because of it all being about technology, I just
decided to write my notes in MS Word or digitally instead of writing it hands-on… and
instead of writing- writing down or summarizing or memorizing or writing them down,
I just use the computer to do everything.

• Respondent 12 (Grade 11)

1. My definition of study habits are the things that you make for, of course, studying and
learning your lessons. It could be pre-learning or as your- as it has been discussed, it’s-
you’re also studying it. Uh, my study routine is mostly on- focused on collaboration.
Uh, I’ll look up lessons on the Internet and maybe discuss them with friends. And of
course, uh, I’ll- I’ll also spend time studying on my own. So, yah.
2. Uh, I think study habits are important because it's hard to manage times these days,
especially because there's so much distractions when you're staying at home. So having
a study routine or a study habit is really crucial for maintaining good grades
3. Uh, the thing that distracts me the most are notifications from social media. So I
recommend that you turn them off. I personally turn off mine. And aside from that is
the availability of entertainment. So you really have to restrict yourself from partaking
in those entertainment.

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 4. Uh, I think anything can be a good study environment as long as it's physically away
from where you spend your entertainment. For example if you’re in the living room
and you’re used to watching television there, you're gonna have a really hard time
trying to study there because your brain has made this association that, “Oh I’m in the
living room, I need to watch television”. So, really it can be anywhere as long as you’re
comfortable and your brain has made the association that it's only for studying and
nothing else.
5. Uh, the pandemic really hit my study habits hard because I’m not used to staying at
home [for a] whole day and have to study. So, it's really been hard to adapt but I can
manage. And it’s- I think it's the same for other people actually, that- because you’re
at home and you don't get any human interaction, you go [into] social media and spend
most of your time there. Sometimes not even knowing that you haven’t studied.

• Respondent 13 (Grade 11)

1. For me I think my definition for study habits are factors that probably helps you in
keeping yourself focused on studying academic subjects. And for my study habits I
listen to the teachers uhm... sub notes and after that I’ll go on a little bit research on the
web and sometimes on video lectures, some sort off a post lesson for me and it will
help me in... getting to know the topic that have been discussed earlier and it might ha-
might have give- and could have give me uh... some sort of supplementary lesson of
some sorts.
2. Study habits are important as it will... uhm... it will help you become more focused on
the academics of the school. And probably it could be a great source of exercise or
some form of exercise when dealing with the real world such as jobs and part time job
some sort like that. And it will be very useful as mentioned, yeah, it could help you on
the job and it could potentially give you first-hand experience on what it would be like
on the real world.
3. For me, one thing that will distract me is probably my own circle of friends as they
might come and invite me anytime and hang out. And though I could avoid it, but there
will be some part of me that I might just want to go with them just to have some fun
and have a break on the academic. But then it can still be use as sort of distraction as

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 you might have a deadline of sorts and you might miss it based on you hanging out
with friends due to overtiming. And it happened to me one time and it's a good lesson
that I would experience. So... that's it for me
4. For me a good study environment is somewhere private, quiet, and you’re not uhh
barely connecting with anybody else. And things like that are probably turning off
notifications from devices or just going on mute on everything and focus for a little bit
on an hour and then take a break for 10 to 20 minutes and then resume back on your
study session and something like that.
5. The prime reason I would say is probably the environment that I’m engaged to since I
have more freedom of will to do whatever I want than I would have in class. Since in
class you have the environment where you want to study the atmosphere is there where
the learning- where the atmosphere ‘that you want to learn’ is there and it has more
discipline than the- than today when you’re at house as you have more freedom of will
to do everything that you want. And which could distract you a lot of things especially
we probably have less uh less… control by the teachers when disciplining us because
there may be factors that they can't cross and might cause complications when a student
reports such thing. So... that would be all for my environment and its disciplining.

• Respondent 14 (Grade 12)

1. So uh… my definition of study habits is uhm study habits is something that helps you
to effectively learn and remember your lesson so uh some of my study habits are
listening to music and eating while studying.
2. Hmm… having study habits is important so a student can develop a confidence in
answering their tests and uh study habits just like I’ve mentioned helps you to
remember and learn.
3. Uhm… social media especially when my phone keeps on vibrating to notify me.
4. Uhm… a good study environment for me is a place that is quiet, clean, and of course
have a space that is only used for studying.
5. Well, uh… since I’m always at home, I can study whenever I feel like studying. Unlike
when classes were still face-to-face, I only have a specific time to study but because of
the pandemic I am easily distracted with my phone since it's always right beside me.

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• Respondent 15 (Grade 12)
1. Ahh sure, so for me the definition of study habits is the things that student does for their
learning or should I say their strategies when it comes to their learning. In terms of my
study habits, I tend to set a goal or specific set of goals for my subjects. Like an example
is I want to achieve this specific grade for my subject then I also tend to uhm go back
to the recordings of my specific subject so I could understand thoroughly the topics that
were discussed. And of course, set a specific goal, I also tend to set a specific schedule
for the day so that I could work productively in the task that were given in some subjects
2. (It is) Important because if a student doesn’t have their own approach to their learning
they wouldn’t function properly or become productive which could also lead to them
to cramming their given task and would have a negative impact to their studies.
3. Uh the thing that distracts me the most is the slow internet connection that I think
everybody experiences or the the environment to be specific that is sometimes noisy
which quite irritates me since it hinders me to concentrate or finish a task especially
when it is part of the schedule that I have so there is what it messes up the schedule that
I have so yah.
4. Hmm a good environment for me to study is when there is no distractions or technical
difficulties that I would experience any moment.
5. It had a negative impact to be honest, uhmm it was to the point where I become lazy to
finish the task and which had a bad influence to my performance in school. However
due to that exposure I tend uh no I had a goal that is on my mind for a while now and
that is to have a specific grade for all my subjects but of course the laziness is still there.
Thank you.

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