The Effects of Time Management in the Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in Bestlink College of the Philippines School Year 2018-2019

Abstract

Spending enough time for a specific task will be easy if a person has time management skills. As of this day, most of the people need effective time management skills in doing a lot of things and in connecting to their commitments and duties. This study aims to propose effective time management plans that are beneficial for students. This study aims to assess the effects of time management in the academic performance of grade 12 ABM students since students have a lot of commitments and academic duties needed to be done. This study used a qualitative method to describe and discuss the effects of time management in the academic performance of all grade 12 ABM Students. This study identifies four academic variables affected by time management. The four academic variables are assignments, group works, projects, and extra-curricular activities. The data were collected by distributing questionnaires to the target respondents. The results of the study revealed that time management affects the academic performance of grade 12 ABM students in terms of these variables: (1) Assignments-through effective time management skills, the students were able to finish all the assignments given, resulting to equivalent points for their grades. (2) Group works –effective time management helps the students to collaborate well with the group and ensures products within the span of the allotted time given. This resulted in more creative group works and high scores. (3) Projects –effective time management helps students to comply on or ahead of time for their projects, ensuring a quality output that will result in a high score in the project. (4) Extra-curricular activities-time management allows the students to join extra-curricular activities held in the school, making them more active skillful and talented. The result of the study showed the need for the teachers and school administrators to guide the Bestlink students to manage their time properly, most especially on their academic tasks. Since Grade 12 ABM students are graduating, they need more guidance on how to balance their time in academics and other activities outside the school. The school administrators and teachers must conduct a time management seminar, particularly on wise time management in the academic tasks of the students.