Time management in university students with different levels of academic performance
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-4634201708157900Keywords:
Time management, Academic performance, Higher Education, Quantitative and qualitative methodsAbstract
In this work, we have analyzed the relationship between time management and academic performance in university students. Our initial hypothesis is that students with high level of skills in time management achieve better learning outcomes. The sample consisted of 496 freshman students from two Colombian Universities. We have used a Spanish version of the Time Management Behavior Questionnaire (TMBQ) and we have taken the students’ average academic grades from their first year in the university. To complement this, four focus groups were carried out with students with low or high performance levels, allowing us to know their perspectives about time management. Results show a weak relationship between both variables utilized, in accordance with the results of previous studies. Students with higher grades present better time management than students with low grades, particularly in the sub-scale about perceptions of time control. Group discourses allow us to identify better auto-regulatory time management behaviors in high level performance students. Consequently, we recommend training freshman undergraduates in time management strategies.Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Downloads
Published
2018-01-01
Issue
Section
Thematic Section: Higher Education
License
Authors assume exclusive responsibility for the concepts expressed in their articles, which do not necessarily reflect the journal’s opinion.
Permission to photocopy all or part of the material published in the journal is granted provided that the original source of publication be assigned.
How to Cite
Time management in university students with different levels of academic performance. (2018). Educação E Pesquisa, 44, e157900. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-4634201708157900