Standardization and Calibration of Time Management Scale

Abstract

Time management is the art of deciding the amount of time to be used for different tasks.It is an important step towards success and development of life.This is the reason why ‘time management’ is necessary for people associated with education in all fields. By managing time in student’s life, not only desired goal everything can be achieved in life. It is said that the first step in achieving success is time management efficiency. A person who cannot manage time properly fails in everything. Time management efficiency increases the productivity of the student, improves the quality of work and also helps in reducing stress. Hence there is a need for standardized test for time management scale. This study was conducted on school and college students of Baghpat District. 300 (150 male and 150 female) secondary and graduate degree college students were selected by random from government and private schools of both urban and rural areas. The scale consists of 30 items having minimum score of 30 and maximum 150. The statements of the scale are in English and Hindi language both. This test has internal and external reliability and validity is found to be 0.96.