Small Habits, GPA Differences: The Relationships Between Student Habits and Academic Performance

Authors

• Tyler Pham, UCFFollow
• Mihael Heysen, UCFFollow
• Yi Chen, UCFFollow
• Alexandra Honeycutt, UCFFollow
• Mai Nguyen, UCFFollow

Streaming Media

Files

Course Code

STA

Course Number

4164

Faculty/Instructor

Nathaniel Simone

Faculty/Instructor Email

nathaniel.simone@ucf.edu

About the Author

My group consists of Yi Chen, Mai Nguyen, Alexandra Honeycutt, Mihael Heysen, and Tyler Pham. We would like to thank our professor, Nathaniel Simone, for his help in answering our many questions.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

This project looked at how the habits students do every day affect how well they do in school and which things are most important. It uses information from 1,000 students to examine how factors like time spent studying, sleeping, mental health, class participation, and screen time affect grades. All of this information was analyzed to build a model that could predict how well students would do on tests and to make sure the results were accurate.

The results showed that spending more time studying makes the biggest difference in improving grades, while too much screen time can hurt performance. Getting enough rest, exercising, and feeling good mentally also help students do better. One big takeaway is that daily habits are connected, so things like mental health and attendance can affect how effective studying is. Overall, this project shows that everyday choices can have a big impact on academic success.

The project can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gFHFantwAo&t=3s

Keywords

Habits and Academic Performance; Habits; Academic Performance;

Recommended Citation

Pham, Tyler; Heysen, Mihael; Chen, Yi; Honeycutt, Alexandra; and Nguyen, Mai, "Small Habits, GPA Differences: The Relationships Between Student Habits and Academic Performance" (2026). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Spring 2026. 5.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2026spring/5