Time Management Skills of Students-in Nepal

Abstract

The time management skill of students during the time of study enhances to gain the better achievement in exam and other activities. A study was conducted in Western Nepal in 2014. The objective of the study was to determine the time management skill of students in study time. Twenty-nine secondary level (9-10 Grades) students (15 boys and 14 girls) were selected from 2 schools. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. In total, sometimes 13% boys spend time in night for study before an exam whereas 67% girls spend time for the same purpose. Similarly, 67% boys and 64% girls realized that they were in need to improve their time management skill. The study has found that there was a significant correlation between the gender and time management skills; study habit in night before exam, improvement in the time management skill, involvement in social activities, and spending too much time in studying for what student learns. There was a difference between the boys and girls regarding the time management practices in study. Further study can explore the correlation between the time management skill and achievement of students to know the effectiveness of time management skill on the basis of demographic characteristics of respondents.