Analysis of Time Management Skills of Agriculture and Natural Resources Students

Time is a precious and limited resource and its management is the most important skill required for each student and it is an important factor for academic success. The present descriptive-correlational study was conducted with the aim of analyzing time management among students in Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Razi University of Kermanshah. The statistical population of the study was 1866 people who 258 people were selected as a sample using simple random stratified sampling method. The results showed that the time management skills for most students are average. Time management is not affected by gender, course of study (day or night) and marital status; at the same time, students' place of residence, occupation and level of education affect their time management skills. Accordingly, the time management skills of doctoral students are at a higher level than those of postgraduate and undergraduate students. There is also a significant and positive relationship between time management and students' academic success. In order to improve students' time management skills, some suggestions are proposed. Therefore, improving the time management skills of students, especially non-native students due to control of their parents and lower education students due to their less time management skills should be considered through holding classes and training courses. Also, increasing the time management skills of instructors as their supervising students should be considered in the form of in-service courses.