A Case Study on the Relations between Time

A Case Study on the Relations between Time Management and Academic Performance. Targeting Vocational High School Students

Outline I. Introduction II. Thesis III. Methods IV. Results and discussion V. Conclusion VI. References

I. Introduction I. Motivation II. Background III. Purpose IV. Research Questions

I. Introduction I. Motivation Time is not enough to most of the students.

I. Introduction II. Background A. Does everyone has only twenty-four hours each day? B. Principles : √ The time quadrant methods √ The 80/20 principles

I. Introduction III. Purpose 1. How do students use their time after school and class ? 2. Whether do students who are capable of managing time can achieve better academic performance?

I. Introduction IV. Research Questions RQ 1. How do students with better academic performance manage their time to study after school and class ? RQ 2. Is time management relative to academic performance?

II. Thesis I. Definition of time management： √ How you organize your time II. The principles of time management √ 　80/20 rules √ 　Quadrant rules

80/20 Rules Time Result 20% 80% 20%

Quadrant Rules Urgent Quadrant Not Urgent Dealing with the crisis thing Preparing for tests Planning Important Pressing issue Deadlines Meetings Interruptions Not Mails Important Popular activities I Prevention Personal development II Phone calls Entertainments III Time wasters IV

III. Methods √Participants √ Instruments

III. Methods Participants Third grades Vocational Comprehensiv e 145 Second grades 291 172 193

III. Methods Instruments √ Website & Books √ Questionnaire

IV. Results and Discussion A. Results of Data Analysis B. Discussion of the Research Questions

B. Results of Data Analysis

Figure 1. Do you plan a schedule of everyday study? Never Always 70 -79 4% 60 -69 8% Group B Above 80 Group A Above 80 88% 70 -79 60 -69 Below 59 Above 80 14% Below 59 20% 60 -69 34% Above 80 70 -79 32% 60 -69 Below 59

Figure 2. Do you carry out the schedule exactly ? Never Always 70 -79 17% 60 -69 5% Above 80 13% Above 80 78% 70 -79 60 -69 Below 59 20% 60 -69 33% Above 80 70 -79 34% 70 -79 60 -69 Below 59

Figure 3. Do you organize how to spend the time after school? Never Always 70 -79 9% 60 -69 Below 59 3% 9% Above 80 14% Above 80 79% 70 -79 60 -69 below 59 Below 59 22% 60 -69 31% Above 80 70 -79 33% 70 -79 60 -69 Below 59

Figure 4. Do you distinguish important things from unimportant ones? Always Never 60 -69 12% Below 59 5% Above 80 19% Above 80 70 -79 23% Above 80 60% 70 -79 60 -69 Below 59 26% 60 -69 29% Above 80 70 -79 26% 60 -69 Below 59

IV. Results and Discussion B. Discussion of the Research Questions RQ 1. How do students with better academic performance manage their time to study after school and class ? √ Arranging the study schedule √ Carrying out the schedule exactly √Organizing the time after school √Distinguishing important things from unimportant ones

IV. Results and Discussion B. Discussion of the Research Questions RQ 2. Is time management relative to academic performance? √ Time management and Academic performance relevant

V. Conclusion Literature Review √ 80/20 Rules √ Quadrant Rules

V. Conclusion Methods : Distinguis h Plan Good grades Manage Execute

V. Conclusion Finding : Reach better achievement at schoolwork with proper time management.

VI. References 1. 呂宗昕（2005年 12月30日）。時間管理高手。商周出版社。 2. 羅伯‧帕格利瑞尼（2011年 3月4日）。下班後的黃金八小時。三采 出版社。 3. 呂宗昕（2008年 11月4日）。時間管理黃金法則。周商出版社。 4. 80/20法則。2012年 10月26日，取自： (a). http: //www. books. com. tw/exep/prod/booksfile. php? item=001001 2083 (b). http: //zh. wikipedia. org/wiki/%E 5%B 8%95%E 9%9 B%B 7%E 6%89 %98%E 6% B 3%95%E 5%88%99 (c). http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w. NLR 45 UWJ 4 U 5. 有效的管理者書摘。2012年 10月26日，取自： http: //www. slideshare. net/jengsingcheng/ss-14521567 6. Hornby, A. , & Wehmeier, S. (Eds. ). (2008). Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary. New. York: Oxford. 7. 時間管理四象限圖片。2012年 10月26日，取自： http: //tw. image. search. yahoo. com/search/images

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