Effectiveness of Time Management Skills of BSTM 3rd Year Working Students towards Academic Performance at Bestlink College of the Philippines

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine how effective are the time management skills of 3rd year B.S. Tourism Management student who are working and studying at the same time or are working student toward academic performance in terms of time planning, time attitude, time waste, and academic success. The research group utilized the quantitative method of research it will help to determine the relationship of the variables since the study will attempt to establish the effectiveness of time management skills of the respondents on their academic performance. The study which was conducted among fifty (50) respondents showed that majority of the working student belong to the 21-25 age bracket. Upon checking on the gender, female dominates the total sample size. More than half of the working student spend 11-15 hours in school per week and almost half of the respondent spend 21-25 hours at work in a week. The later show that working student who participated in the survey spend more hours at working than in school every day. What is noteworthy though is the general weighted average of half of the respondent which is at high 1.75 thus showing or indicating that a higher academic performance can be achieved through proper time management. The study recommends that for a more efficient and effective time management it is important to plan and organize each task and make or allocate time allowance. Without proper planning and organizing, one can easily forget or neglect things, set poor priorities, feel overwhelmed or worse, do nothing or not accomplish anything at all.