A descriptive-comparative research design was used in determining the factors affecting the study habits of senior high
school students of the Science, technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum. The respondents of the study
were 300 senior high school students under the STEM curriculum. The Slovin’s formula was used to determine the ideal
number of respondents with 0.05 level of significance. A parametric statistical test particularly the t-test was used to test the
difference on the study habits of the STEM students particularly time management, study environment and academic skills when
grouped according to sex and type of school graduated from