Developmental process of time management abilities and its facilitating factors - Focusing on three aspects of time management

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14386
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 10020:Educational psychology-related
• Research Institution: Saga University
• Principal Investigator: Imura Tomoya 佐賀大学, 学校教育学研究科, 准教授 (80713479)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 時間管理 / 児童生徒 / 時間管理支援 / 時間コントロール感

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we examined the time management ability of pupils. In Study 1, we developed a scale to measure students' time management skills, and obtained two factors: goal setting and prioritization, and establishing a rhythm in daily life. In addition, we categorized the content of time management learned into four types: planning, monitoring, use of time, and autonomous time management.
In Study 2, we examined whether time management support from others, such as parents, was a facilitating factor for time management. It was found that support for goal setting by parents, support for autonomy, and environmental support had positive effects on the establishment of children's life rhythms. These results have implications for parental involvement in promoting autonomous time management and excessive control.

Free Research Field

教育心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的独自性・社会的意義は，「時間管理能力」を切り口として，自ら学ぶ自律的な学習者について言及することができる点が挙げられる。予測困難な時代において，自分の時間をコントロールし，様々な課題に対処していくことのできる力が子どもたちには求められている。しかし子どもたちは具体的にどのように時間管理を行うのかを教わる機会は少ない。本研究を行ったことで，時間管理を学ぶ時期，内容が明らかとなり，他律的な時間管理から自律的な時間管理へと変えていくために必要な支援が示唆された。