Sociology Project - Research

Steven TL

Candy
Bryan

Vincent

Research Method: Structured Interviews

Research Topic: Study Habits
Total Nomber of Respondents: 81 students, from Sec 1 up to JC 1
Questions:
1. Is your class comfortable to study?
2. Are your friends helpful in your study?
3. During which subject is your class the noisiest?
4. What is your favorite subject?
5. What is your weakest subject?
Aim of this Research:
To find out if students are aware of the environment of their studies
(Questions 1,2,3), and if they are aware of their progresses in learning
(Questions 4,5). It is also possible to find connections between these two
ideas (For example, when the environment in which a student is learning
affects their behavior and views of a particular subject).
Hypothesis:
Most students will be able to give their opinions about their study habits,
and also their strengths and weaknesses on various subjects.

Results
Question 1: Is your class comfortable to study?

8
Yes

18

No
55

Sometimes

Question 2: Are your friends helpful in your

studies?

21

Yes
No

4
56

Sometimes

Question 3: During which subject is your class the

noisiest?
Don't know
Amath
Chemistry
FB
Humanities

Science 3 1
Life Skills
ICT 3
Chinese

9
2 1
8

Math
0

17
5

10

24
15

Lower Secondary

20

25

30

Upper secondary

7
35
JC

40

45

50

Question 4: What is your favourite subject?

1 1
1 1
2
2

4
4

2
3

13

2
5

17
0

Lower Secondary

2
2

10

12

14

16

Upper secondary

18

1
1
20

4
22

24

Sec 3 Bussiness

26
JC

28

30

Question 5: What is your weakest subject?

1
1 2
1 1
2

4
6
6

5
7
7

4
8

1 1
11

5
8

10

Lower Secondary

12

14

1
16

18

20

Upper secondary

22
JC

24

26

28

30

Conclusion:
Almost all students were able to describe their daily learning styles in
school and their subject preferences, although some may be unsure of it.
Most students find their class comfortable (Question 1) and their friends
helpful during lessons (Question 2). Math may be the noisiest class for many
students (Question 3), but it does not affect their points of view towards their
subject, as many students also state math as their favorite subject (Question
4). Languages such as Chinese or English is a challenge to most lower
secondary students, but sciences such as physics or chemistry provides
doubts for upper secondary and JC students (Question 5).