Factors that affect study habits

2. FACTORS THAT AFFECT STUDY HABITS

• The environment: If you try to study in a place with a lot of distractions such as:  loud music, cell phones, text messages, chats, social networking websites, computers, video games, TV, difficulties at home, the neighborhood, friends, the weather, or just things going on around you, it probably will  be much harder to study and do a good job.

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• Motivation: It is one of the most vital, your focus, your enthusiasm, your interest in studying. The Lack of motivation in students could be main factor of their bad study habits. Most of them do not study properly because they do not know what they are studying for.

• Technology: This point has good and bad effects. It depends on how students use it. But referring to bad study habits. The technology in general (TV, Video games, Cell phones, tablets, internet, computers, the stereo, etc.) can help to distract student while they are studying or try to do their homework. Instead using the time to do their assignments most of them waste it with those devices. The technology is one of the best distractor at the time of studying.
  

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• The school and teachers: They way teachers encourage learners and help them in their process, the facilities of the school, the materials, and the partners. Maybe, this cannot affect very much. However, it has an influence on the way students study.

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• Lack of sleep: Sleep is usually our last priority, and this can have disastrous consequences. One of those consequences is bad study habits. Having a good sleep schedule may, in fact, be one of the most important things you can do to help yourself in your studies.

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• Lack of Guidance: The study guidance is necessary to help the pupils with specific problems. Some students cannot study properly or learn in a good way because they have not a guide who help them to understand  what they are going to do.

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• Procrastination: Procrastinate is often a reason for not doing homework or study and it consists on putting off or avoiding doing something that you are supposed to do in a determinate period of time. Also excessive procrastination may cause poor performance and bad grades.