Extended summary 5.10.2017. Educatio Biologiae Broj 3 prosinac, 2017. 73 LEARNING HABITS AND SUCCESS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BIOLOGY Martina Gucek, Irena Labak Department of Biology, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Ulica Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31 000 Osijek, Hrvatska ilabak@biologija.unios.hr ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to determine learning habits among highschool students and to determine the differences in learning habits among the students of different sex and curriculum. This research was also trying to determine whether the correlation, between learning habits and students’ success exists. It was carried out during school year 2016/2017 and comprised 73 students of second grade of Ruđer Bošković technical school and natural sciences program grammar school in Osijek divided into four groups (female students with gymnasium curriculum, male students with gymnasium curriculum, female students with ecological technician curriculum and male students with ecological technician). The research consisted of a written exam and determining learning habits individually by a survey. It was determined that students with gymnasium curriculum had better results in the written exam than ecological technician students. It was determined that there was correlation of everyday learning habits with success in the exam with gymnasium students. Correlation of comparing learning material and subjects and success was determined with female student’s ecological technician, and correlation of determining the meaning of unknown word from the text and success was determined with female students with gymnasium curriculum. Keywords: deductive learning, inductive learning, learning habits, student’s success INTRODUCTION Many studies (Fazal and associates, 2012, Demir and associates. 2012, Nouhi and associates. 2012, Awang and Sinnadurai, 2011, Crede and Kuncel, 2008, Nagaraju, 2004) deal with the influence of non-cognitive factors such as habits and opinions during studying on students' accomplishments. Nagaraju (2004) emphasizes the importance of the students' habit and attitude on academic accomplishment. A habit is a behavioral pattern which the student uses while studying, while an attitude is a positive approach towards the act of studying, the acceptance and approval of the higher goal of education (Crede and Kuncel, 2008). Accordingly, it can be said that students' habits and attitudes are defined by the ability of time management, method choice, attitudes towards education and teachers and the acceptance of eduaction. The aim of the conducted research is to question the studying habits with highschool students and to establish if there are any differences in studying habits between students of different sexes and program (gymnasium program and ecological technicians program) and establish if there is a correlation between those habits and accomplishments. METHODS 73 sophmore students of gymnasium program and ecological technicians were a part of this research. The sample of students was divided into 4 groups. The first group was made of 32 gymnasium students, the second group of 18 gymnasium students, the third group of 15 ecological technicians and the fourth group of 8 ecological tehnicians.