Relationship Between Time Management Skills and Academic Achievement of The Students in Vocational School of Health Services

TLDR: In this paper, the authors evaluated whether students' time management skills and academic achievements differ according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the students in a foundation university at 2014-2015 academic year.

Abstract: In the university education process, the formation of an effective use of time awareness is very important for students in order to achieve their goals. The success of university students is affected from their usage of time accurately. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the time management skills of students and their academic achievements; to evaluate whether students’ time management skills and academic achievements differ according to the socio-demographic characteristics. The study was performed with 341 students in a foundation university at 2014-2015 academic year. In the study, socio-demographic questionnaire and “Time Management Inventory” were used. The data was analysed with SPSS 17.0. The data was distributed normal. Independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation test were performed. In the study, it was determined that woman students’ time wastage mean scores were significantly higher than man (p=0,000); woman students’ academic success was significantly higher than man (p=0,008); second education students’ time planning mean scores were significantly higher than first education students (p=0,043). It was determined that students’ academic success scores who live in metropolitan were significantly higher than students who live in provincial (p= 0,030); students’ academic success scores who live in metropolitan were significantly higher than students who live in small or medium sized province (p= 0,001). It was determined that, there is no significant difference between students’ time management subscales mean scores and academic success according to their working status, grade, programme, educational status of mother and father (p>0,05). In conclusion, students should improve their time management skills by increasing the awareness of their attitudes, planning, thinking and behaviors regarding to time management affecting academic success. Students should aware of time wastage and should take responsibility for managing the time more efficiently.