scholarly journals Relationship Between Time Management Behavior and Academic Performance of University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1497-1504
Author(s):  
Abdur Rashid ◽  
Ilyas Sharif ◽  
Shakeel Khan ◽  
Fazal Malik
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
General Category ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Management Behaviour ◽  
High Level

Effective time management leads to greater academic performance and reduces stress, strain and anxiety among students, however, students facing difficulties to keep a balance between their academic life and personal-social life. This study aims to examine the self-perceptions of undergraduate students’ time management behaviour by using Time Management Behaviour Scale (TMBS) developed by Macan, Shahani, Dipboye and Phillips (1990). The scale consisted of 34 rating items ranges from very often true to seldom true. The population of the study consisted of all undergraduate students studying in the academic session 2018-19 at public sector general category universities in Malakand division. By using stratified sampling technique a sample of 1050 undergraduate students were selected from the sampled universities. Students were also asked to provide their CGPA in their previous semester. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. It was found that prospective teachers have moderate to high level of time management skills. Significant relationship was found between undergraduate students’ time management behaviour and academic performance. It was recommended that university administration should orient students to enhance their time management behaviour by arranging seminars, workshops and conferences to enhance their time management skills.

scholarly journals Exploring the Impact of the Counseling Service on Student-Teachers' Academic Performance: The Case of E.P. College of Education, Bimbilla

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (07) ◽  
pp. 1498-1536
Author(s):  
Charles Agyei Amoah ◽  
Ampong Emmanuel
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Counseling Service ◽  
Counselling Service ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
The Impact

The study sought to explore the impact of counseling service on students’ academic performance in E.P. College of Education, Bimbilla. The objectives of the study were: one, to examine the impact of the counselling service on student-teachers’ academic performance; two, to find out what motivates student-teachers to patronize the counseling service; and lastly, to find out the perception student-teachers have about the role of the counseling service in E.P. College of Education, Bimbilla. The study employed the qualitative approach with case study in focus. Two hundred and fifty (250) student-teachers, four (4) tutor-counselors and a vice principal were selected using the stratified sampling technique. The respondents were made to fill questionnaires and also interviewed. After successful data collection, the data was analyzed using SPSS version 17. The data was also analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distributions and percentages. Qualitative descriptions were also used in the presentation of data. The study found out that counselling service equips student-teachers with good study and time management skills to improve their academic performance. The study concluded that counseling service could help student-teachers build positive self-image which could lead to better academic performance. One of the implications of the findings is that if student-teachers seek counseling, they would be assisted to develop good study skills.

scholarly journals Kemahiran Insaniah Pelajar Prasiswazah: Analisis Perbezaan Jantina

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazilah Mohd Amin ◽  
Johari Jaafar ◽  
Zaihosnita Hood ◽  
Saidah Saad ◽  
Hamizah Mohd Amin
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Industrial Training ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
High Level

Soft skills are important in virtually every profession in the workplace. Therefore, when evaluating employees, organizations will look for graduates with soft skills in addition to technical skills. However, in-depth studies on the extent these skills have been acquired by students in local higher education institutions have not been fully explored. Thus, this paper discusses this issue based on a study on 165 students’ soft skills assessment forms completed by industry supervisors during 2011 industrial training. Data was analyzed descriptively and inferentially using t-test. Findings of this study found that generally, teamwork skills, professionalism, social responsibility, and ICT skills were generally at high level. However, communication and problem solving skills were found to be at a moderate level. The study also found that skills in using ICT hardware, accept criticism, respect for others' views, and time management skills were effective differentiators in explaining genders differences. The research has brought meaningful implications for undergraduate students, employers and policy makers.

scholarly journals Improving students’ performance with time management skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 230-250
Author(s):  
Robert Wilson ◽  
◽  
Keith Joiner ◽  
Alireza Abbasi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Academic Results

Research at the University of New South Wales with Defence Force Academy students found timemanagement skills significantly improve the academic results of male students but not female students when controlling for the usual effect of prior academic ability. While much previous research has revealed a positive link between time management and academic results within civilian environments, there is a lack of research on this link in dual-military or employment and academic settings. Our research also extends on many national and international studies’ by researching the efficacy of a direct training intervention in time-management skills. The study is unique in evaluating the size of the likely effect on academic results. This study used a mixed-methods evaluation design and a standardised questionnaire to compare two groups of 70 first-year undergraduate students. The experimental group were taught time-management skills in a workshop setting, while a control group did not attend time-management workshops. While the time-management workshop interventions did not improve the academic performance of female students, female students did benefit comparably to males in fewer subject failings and improved attitudes towards time-management attributes. The findings confirm an effect between time-management skills and academic success that offers substantial savings from fewer lost students. Recommendations are made to improve time-management skills and academic performance for all transitioning university students and examine if this significant effect translates to other initial training employment.

scholarly journals The Awareness of Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers About the Concept of Environmental Waste Recycling and Acrostics Trials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlem Ulu Kalın ◽  
Erol Koçoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Due to globalization and the impact of industrialization and urbanization, natural resources are wasted, and popular consumption leads to environmental waste. The problem of waste that deteriorates individual and social life is a prominent current issue. Recycling, described as the remanufacturing, production and employment of collected material, is an important solution to that problem. The present study aimed to determine the awareness of pre-service social studies teachers about the concept of environmental waste recycling and to analyze acrostic poems written by the participants. The study findings included the views of the pre-service social studies teachers. A semi-structured interview form was developed by the authors under expert supervision and employed to collect the views of the pre-service teachers. The pre-service teachers included in the study sample were assigned with simple random sampling technique and the study group included 162 pre-service social studies teachers. The descriptive survey model was employed in the study, the data were analyzed with content and descriptive analysis techniques to determine thematic codes. Furthermore, an acrostic poem authoring activity on the concept of recycling was conducted with the participants. The poems authored by the participants are presented as a category in a table in the findings section. The study findings revealed significant results on the recycling concept and processes. It was determined that the views of the participating pre-service social studies teachers reflected a high level of awareness on the concept of recycling and exhibited various perspectives on the implementation.

scholarly journals The effect of psychological and contextual factors on the entrepreneurial intention of university students in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1297-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Obey Dzomonda ◽  
Olawale Fatoki ◽  
Olabanji Oni
Keyword(s):  
Gender Difference ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Study Data ◽  
High Level

This study focused on investigating the factors that affect the entrepreneurial intention of final year undergraduate students at a South African university. It aimed to achieve the following objectives, (1) to assess the entrepreneurial intention of final year university students, (2) to investigate the effect of psychological and contextual factors on entrepreneurial intention of final year university students and (3) to examine if there is a gender difference in the effect of psychological and contextual factors on entrepreneurial intention of final year university students. The study examined the effect of psychological and contextual factors on the entrepreneurial intention of final year undergraduate students. The study used the quantitative research method with a descriptive research design. 140 students participated in the survey and data was collected through the use of self-administered questionnaire in a survey. The participants in the study were final year undergraduate business management students. The convenience sampling technique was used in the study. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and the T-test. The results indicated that business students have a high level of entrepreneurial intention. Both psychological and contextual factors positively impact on entrepreneurial intention. There is no significant gender difference. Recommendations to improve the entrepreneurial intention of students are suggested.

scholarly journals Online Work Habits and Academic Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Dvorak ◽  
Miaoqing Jia
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Work Habits ◽  
High Achieving Students ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Low Achieving Students ◽  
Online Assignments

This study analyzes the relationship between students’ online work habits and academic performance. We utilize data from logs recorded by a course management system (CMS) in two courses at a small liberal arts college in the U.S. Both courses required the completion of a large number of online assignments. We measure three aspects of students’ online work habits: timeliness, regularity, and intensity. We find that students with a high overall GPA and a high grade in the course work on assignments early and more regularly. We also find that the regularity of work habits during the first half of the term predicts grade in the course, even while controlling for the overall GPA. Overall, however, the marginal predictive power of CMS data is rather limited. Still, the fact that high achieving students show vastly different work habits from low achieving students supports interventions aimed at improving time-management skills. 

scholarly journals Learning Engagements and the Role of Religion

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401990125
Author(s):  
Fatima Khalid ◽  
Sultan Sikandar Mirza ◽  
Chai Bin-Feng ◽  
Nighat Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Learning Engagement ◽  
Academic Motivation Scale ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Role Of Religion

The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between learning engagement, academic motivation, and academic performance in undergraduate students and the importance of religion in determining the academic motivation and academic performance. A sample of 840 university students from different regions (provinces) of Pakistan is pooled through a convenient sampling technique. Engagement Versus Disaffection (EVD) and the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) are administered for learning engagement and academic motivation, respectively. After applying analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson product-moment correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression, the findings of this research reveal that learning engagement and academic motivation have significant relationships with academic performance. Furthermore, it is also found that, in religiosity, academic motivation for both Muslims and non-Muslims do not induce learning engagement, but Muslim students have shown better academic performance than non-Muslims. This study can be beneficial for policymakers and practitioners to analyze the determinants of learning engagements and improve the academic performance of university students.

University of Ilorin Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of the Usefulness and Challenges regarding Computer-Based Testing

Mousaion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nafisa Rabiu ◽  
Adetola Kehinde ◽  
Halimah Odunayo Amuda ◽  
Kehinde Kadijat Kadiri
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
University Management ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Computer Based Testing ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

This study investigated the perceptions of undergraduate students at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, of the usefulness and challenges associated with computer-based testing. The population for the study consisted of undergraduate students at the University of Ilorin. According to the data collected from the Directorate of Academic Planning at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, the population of undergraduate students for the 2017/2018 academic session was 43 983. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample. A questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. The findings from the study showed that using a web-based assessment system contributed positively to the undergraduate students’ academic achievements while the majority of them preferred taking all their exams with the web-based assessment system. The findings further revealed that to the undergraduate students, CBT is an interesting technique in examinations and makes the taking of examinations easier. Also, there is high level of competence among undergraduate students with regard to possession of the required skills for CBT examinations. Delays in the commencement of the exams, power failures at the CBT centre and overcrowding are major challenges encountered by the students taking CBT examinations. One of the study recommendations was that the university management should endeavour to eliminate the delays in the commencement of tests by providing assessment timetables which should be strictly adhered to.

scholarly journals Effect of Individual Factor on Entrepreneurship Intention among Undergraduate Students in Bhutan

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Tashi Dendup ◽  
Indra Lal Acharja
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Individual Factor ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Chi Square Test

The study explored the effects of age; field of study, academic performance, and past job experience of undergraduate students under Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) on their entrepreneurial intention. Today, youth entrepreneurship is regarded as a career option. It is, therefore, important for the policymakers, educators, and the public to understand individual factors that influence to become entrepreneurs. This study collected data from 384 undergraduate students (sample size determined using Yamane formula) within the age group of 18-34 from four colleges under RUB using self-administrative structured questionnaires. To ensure representativeness in each selected college, it devised multi-stage proportionate sampling technique. This study conducted Chi-square test of independence to examine the influence of individual factors on their entrepreneurial intentions. The result showed that the academic course the student assumed and their past job experiences, especially in business has a relationship with their entrepreneurial career plan after graduation. Likewise, student's age influences their entrepreneurship intention. However, the result showed no relationship between academic performance and their entrepreneurial intentions after their graduation. Therefore, findings suggest the need for entrepreneurship education in the university curriculum.

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