Development of A Questionnaire for Assessing the Study Problems of Pakistani High School Students

A questionnaire was developed to assess study problems of high school students in Pakistan. The thirty-item questionnaire dealing with teachers' assistance. understanding versus memorizing, examinations, time management, distraction, study methods and regularity was given to 216 high school students. The sample consisted of equal number of boys and girls belonging to grades 8 through 10. Two-thirds of the sample was urban while one-third was rural. The questionnaire was found to have moderately high level of alpha reliability (between .74 and .84 for various groups). Item-total correlations were also highly significant. High academic achievers indicated fewer problems as compared to low achievers. Urban children were found to have more study problems as compared to rural children. particularly in terms of contacts with teachers. examination anxiety. and time management.