Al-Hikmah University Journal

The study used quantitative methods to examine how Habit Reversal Technique (HRT)

and Contingency Management Technique (CMT) impacted study habits among secondary school

students. Its objective was to assess HRT's effect on study habits and establish the effectiveness

of CMT. Using secondary empirical data, the research demonstrated that HRT significantly

improved students' study habits. Furthermore, it indicated a positive impact of CMT on these

habits. These findings led to the conclusion that HRT effectively shifts negative behaviours, like

poor study habits, towards positive ones in children. Additionally, the study noted that CMT

positively influences both academic and non-academic activities, including study habits.

Consequently, the study recommended authorizing school counsellors to utilize HRT in

addressing students with poor study habits, aiming to guide them towards more positive

behaviours. It also suggested implementing CMT as a reinforcement strategy, like offering

tokens, to motivate students lacking effective study habits to adopt and maintain better study

behaviours.