"Performance
of College Students: Impact of Study Time and Study Habits." Nonis, Sarath A., and Gail I. Hudson. 2010. Journal of
Education for Business 85, no. 4: 229-238. Academic Search Premier,
EBSCOhost (accessed November 16, 2010).
Available empirical research investigating the relationship that study
time has with college student performance has seen mixed results.
Positive, negative, and no relationship between the two variables has
been reported (G. A. Krohn & C. M. O'Conner, 2005; A. G. Lahmers
& C. Zulauf, 2000; R. M. Schmidt, 1983). At a time when there is
overwhelming evidence that students are devoting less time to their
studies (Higher Education Research Institute, 2003), it is critical for
educators who desire to encourage and motivate their students to engage
in productive study behavior to first understand the true nature of this
relationship. The authors investigated the influence of a third
variable, study habits. Based on a sample of business students, results
showed some study habits had a positive direct relationship on student
performance but others had a negative direct relationship. Results also
showed 1 study habit moderated the relationship between study time and
student performance positively, but another study habit moderated the
relationship negatively. Discussion of the findings, implications, and
directions for further research are also provided. [ABSTRACT FROM
AUTHOR]