Time Allocation and Academic Performance of College Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Date

6-2024

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Emmanuel Genesis Andal

Committee Member

Ma. Janda Ira Felina M. Benedictos, Gideon P. Carnaje, Ma. Angeles O. Catelo

Abstract

This study analyzed the time allocation and the factors affecting college student’s academic performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. A time diary survey was conducted among 160 enrolled Economics students of the College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños. Descriptive statistics was done to examine the time allocation pattern of college students during the pandemic, and the Ordinary Least Squares and the 2-Stage Least Squares regression were performed in order to analyze the factors affecting academic performance. Results reveal that age, household size, and natural ability were significant in the OLS regression while the time allocation variables were found to be insignificant in both OLS and the 2SLS regression. Contrasting the findings of previous studies, the current study finds no significant relationship between the time allocation variables: lecture attendance, self-study, and extracurricular activities with the academic performance of college students during the pandemic. Several issues were detected in the estimation procedure including sampling bias, low variation in the dependent variable, and the omitted variable bias.

Language

English

LC Subject

Time Management, Academic Achievement, Pandemics

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2024 E2 R58

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