Al-Hikmah University Journal

The inability of students to manage time effectively is one of the main reasons for student's

tendency to delay tasks. This study examined the relationship between time management

practices (TMP) and academic task procrastination (ATP) among undergraduate counsellors in

Federal University, Oye- Ekiti. Descriptive design method was used in this study. A total of 220

undergraduate counsellors were selected using stratified method of sampling. Academic task

procrastination and time management questionnaire was used for data collection. The test re

test technique was utilized for establishing the reliability of the instrument. Pearson Product

Moment of Correlation coefficient (PPMC) statistical tools were deployed in analyzing the data

collected at 0.05level of significance. As a result, that a greater percentage of undergraduate

counsellors do engage in time management practices sometimes or rarely; while majority of the

undergraduate counsellors do procrastinate in one academic task or the other and there was a

significant negative correlation between time management practices and academic task

procrastination among undergraduate counsellors. Based on the findings it was recommended

that effort should be made to create adequate time for academic tasks, with sincere

consideration of students. ability and task difficulty among others. This will help to drastically

reduce the menace of academic task procrastination.