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Influence Of Peer Pressure And Time Management On Academic Performance Of In-school Adolescents
[A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENIN CITY]
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Time management
has to do with planning and scheduling activities, organizing tasks in a
prioritized order, and allocating time to the tasks according to their
order of importance and helping one achieve objectives (Achunine, 1995).
Time management is the ability to manage and control time. The use of
planners, calendars, and the like are effective tools in managing time.
Implementing a routine is a method of scheduling actions, which enforce
regiments to fit with a person’s flow of work and production activities.
Time management teaches a number of techniques that maybe helpful in
increasing the effectiveness of a person in getting things done. Time
management is some what of a misnomer as time passes without regard to
what we do; the only thing we can manage is ourselves. Hence, time
management is mostly about self-management. One may be right to say that
time management is the ability of an individual or group of individuals
to make proper use of their time in order to achieve set goals.
The
concept of time management is explained as behaviours that are believed
to aid in productivity and alleviate stress (Misra, 2000). Implementing
time management strategies helps to organize aspects of one’s life,
therefore allowing one’s time to complete all the tasks necessary to
reduce one’s stress level. In completing the tasks in a scheduled and
organized fashion, a student will also enhance his academic performance
and achievement. Time management behaviours consist of starting large
assignments well before their due dates, breaking down large assignments
into small ones, and completing small tasks on a regular schedule.
Other effective tactics include setting goals and priorities, the use of
lists and mechanics, an organized workplace, and the perceived control
of time (Misra, 2000). Going by Misra, an in-school adolescent who
spends his/her time on irrelevant things instead of concentrating on
his/her studies may end up having a poor academic performance or total
failure. The picture of loitering about by students that one sees on
television and roads tends to give the indication that students in Delta
-State do not manage their time well. If this is the case, academic
performance may be affected.
Academic performance of a child could be
defined as the learning outcomes of the child. This includes the
knowledge, skills and ideas acquired and trained through their course of
study within and outside the classroom situation (Epunam, 1999).
According to West African Examination Council (WAEC) State Committee
Meeting (2008) on students’ performance in the West African Senior
Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) (2005-2007) in Nigeria, Delta
State inclusive, thirty percent (30%) of the candidates obtained grades
1-6 (credit and above) in the same number of subjects (23 subjects) in
2005, 2006 and 2007. However, the ranges of the performance were not the
same. In 2005 the percentages of performance were between 31.76% and
66.47%; in 2006, it was between 33% and 53% while in 2007, it was
between 30.91% and 63.09%. This research work will establish the
assertion that peer pressure and time management influence performance
is true or not. This is why there is the need to investigate the
influence of peer pressure, time management on academic performance of
in-school adolescents in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to examine the influence of peer pressure and time management on academic performance of in-school adolescents in Oredo Local Government Area, Benin City. Specifically, the study determined the extent peer pressure influences academic performance of in-school adolescents in Oredo Local Government Area, Benin City and, examined the extent time management influences academic performance of in-school adolescents in Oredo Local Government Area, Benin City. The study employ ... Continue reading---
