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A Comparative Study of Male and Female Students in Relation to Time Management Skills


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1 Institute of Teacher Training & Research, BPSMV Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana, India
2 Institute of Teacher Training & Research, BPSMV, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana, India
     

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The present study was designed to assess and compare Time Management Skills of male and female students of 10+2 of Science stream of Haryana state, preparing for entrance exams to get admission in professional colleges for medical and engineering courses. The sample of the study comprised of 410 adolescents with equal number of males and females (n=205). The range of the subjects was 16-18 years. The sample was chosen by random sampling procedure. Time Management Scale designed by Sansanwal and Prashar (2007) was administered on the sample to assess Time Management Skills. It was hypothesized that female students tend to be high on time management skills than male students. The obtained data was analyzed by employing mean, standard deviation and 't'-test. Significant difference was found in Time Management Skills of male and female students of 10+2 of Science stream.

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Time Management Skills, Student, Male, Female.
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Authors

Usha Rani
Institute of Teacher Training & Research, BPSMV Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Renuka Sharma
Institute of Teacher Training & Research, BPSMV, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana, India

Abstract


The present study was designed to assess and compare Time Management Skills of male and female students of 10+2 of Science stream of Haryana state, preparing for entrance exams to get admission in professional colleges for medical and engineering courses. The sample of the study comprised of 410 adolescents with equal number of males and females (n=205). The range of the subjects was 16-18 years. The sample was chosen by random sampling procedure. Time Management Scale designed by Sansanwal and Prashar (2007) was administered on the sample to assess Time Management Skills. It was hypothesized that female students tend to be high on time management skills than male students. The obtained data was analyzed by employing mean, standard deviation and 't'-test. Significant difference was found in Time Management Skills of male and female students of 10+2 of Science stream.

Keywords


Time Management Skills, Student, Male, Female.

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