Effects of time management on students’ academic performance: the case of wachamo university 2012e.c under graduating class students

Abstract

This research was aimed to determine the effect of time management’s on student’s academics performances, to assess the effects of the short range planning, long range planning, and time attitudes, and to categorize the relationship between short ranges planning, long range planning, time attitudes and efficiency and effectiveness on the basis of the findings propose some possible solutions and recommendations for the problem in academic performance among in college of business and economics at Wachemo University. The study was conducted using descriptive study design. The total sample size of the study was 180 respondents. After the representative sample size is determined using a simplified formula provided by Yamane (1967). To this effect, the methodology focuses on primary and secondary data. The researcher used two sources: Primary data sources were questionnaires containing close ended items and open-ended and with designed questionnaires address the intended assessment questions and assessments objectives terms and interview questions. And also secondary source of data to study data gathered from published and unpublished materials regarding earlier graduates of the college. For convenience sake, the researcher summarizes the findings into three core aspects that are, Firstly, descriptive statistics in the form of means and standard deviations for the respondents were computed with multiple dimensions that have been assessed through the questionnaires in tables, Secondly, correlation between time managements and academic performance with Pearson’s correlation matrix obtained for the five interval scale variables results as shown we can seen short range , time management, long range and efficiency and effectiveness are significantly positively related to academic is correlated. . Thirdly, the regression between time managements and academic performance with each independent variable is also regressed aligned with academic performance and the result shows that all the independent variables can explained in the dependent variable i.e. academic performance. The generally conclusions are student’s shows the way to score of academic performance achievement as concluded that students who scored reduced in academic achievement gained significantly lower in timemanagement and students who are able to manage time well may be protects at risk for underachievement. Lastly, based on the abovementioned findings, possible recommendations were also forwarded to the concerned bodies i.e. University should organized strategic theme and assuring academic excellence to optimize its capacity to improved time management and in final ,the respondents how to manage time and decrease anxiety to improve their academic performance