Time Management of Teachers and Pupils of Selected East Central District Elementary Schools, Division of Surigao Del Sur

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Time Management among teachers and pupils play a great role to achieve the standard performance in schools. Both teachers and pupils have done different activities as physical, spiritual, intellectual, economic and academic. The performance of both were already assessed and already given remedies but the gap continued to surface. In this study, the researcher focused on how the teachers and pupils differ in managing their time in the different aspects of development.

METHODS

A descriptive-correlational design was used. This study was conducted in selected schools of the East Central Districts of the Division of Surigao del Sur. The selection of schools was based on environmental criteria such as proximity to forest and sea where economic activities of the respondents vary. The respondents of the study were the 116 teachers and 612 grade six pupils who were chosen randomly. There were two sets of instruments used to gather data: one for the teachers and another for the pupils. Data gathered were tallied, analyzed, and interpreted using percent, weighted mean, ordinal rank chi-square, t-test for independent means and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation coefficient.

RESULTS

The teachers in the East Central District elementary schools who are still young have the opportunity to become professionally efficient and effective through the proper management of time. The kind of activities the teachers perform every day is influenced by their age, highest educational attainment, mass media exposure, and religious affiliation. The optimal growth and development of the pupils in physical, educational, social, spiritual, and economic aspects need support and monitoring by parents and teachers inside and outside school premises. School instructions can be enhanced through productive and purposive time management of teachers.

DISCUSSIONS

From the results, it can be said that the development of the individual is significantly influenced by environmental factors. The teachers and parents play as role models of the students. Their growth largely depends on the support that they get from their environment in all their undertakings. Young teachers have opportunities to become efficient and effective through proper time management.