What is the key to academic success? An analysis of the relationship between time use and student performance / ¿Dónde está la clave del éxito académico? Un análisis de la relación entre el uso del tiempo y el rendimiento académico. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Díaz-Mora, Carmen; García, Juan A.; Molina, Arturo
• Is Part Of: C&E, cultura y educación. Volume 28:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 157
• Page End: 195
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: time use -- academic and non-academic activities -- student performance -- study skills -- undergraduate students; uso del tiempo -- actividades académicas y no académicas -- rendimiento académico -- habilidades de estudio -- estudiantes universitarios; Children -- Spain -- Language -- Periodicals; Language arts -- Spain -- Periodicals; Communication -- Spain -- Periodicals; Teaching -- Periodicals; Children -- Language; Communication; Language arts; Teaching; Spain; Periodicals; 372.6
• DOI: 10.1080/11356405.2015.1130294
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1135-6405

Abstract

Abstract: University students' use of time is one of the most relevant inputs to their education process. The aim of this work is therefore to explore the effect that the time spent on different academic and non-academic activities (collected using a diary) has on student performance, in order to determine which of these activities improve students' marks. Moreover, we investigate the role of quality variables such as study skills. Using a sample of undergraduate business students, we find that academic activities such as doing assignments in teams, attending university lectures and self study have significant positive effects on students' marks. It is thus concluded that to improve academic performance it is not only the quantity of time that matters but also quality aspects like the ability to schedule.