Subjective task value shows a positive connection with time management, but expectancies for success and costs remain largely unexamined¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2–r3 · q2–q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Task value correlates positively with time management, including a meta-analytic MSLQ association of r = 0.47. → Christopher A. Wolters 2025 q2 i? No published studies examined expectancies for success with time management, and cost evidence is sparse and inconsistent. → Christopher A. Wolters 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Christopher A. Wolters 2025¶

Christopher A. Wolters, Anna C. Brady, Hyun Ji Lee. (2025). Time Management and Achievement Motivation: A Review of What We Know and Directions for Where to Go. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10032-4

q3 · i? · review · r3

The review reports that cross-sectional studies using the MSLQ task value and time and study environment management subscales support a positive association (rs 0.42–0.44 in cited US college studies), and that "this association was supported by a large meta-analysis" reporting r = 0.47.

"Most convincing, this association was supported by a large meta-analysis evaluating research that utilized the MSLQ (r = 0.47; Credé & Phillips, 2011)."

Christopher A. Wolters 2025 (2)¶

Christopher A. Wolters, Anna C. Brady, Hyun Ji Lee. (2025). Time Management and Achievement Motivation: A Review of What We Know and Directions for Where to Go. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10032-4

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review's synthesis of situated expectancy-value theory research found no studies operationalizing expectancies strictly aligned with the theory alongside time management. Only one published study included discrete cost and time management indicators, finding a small end-of-term correlation (r = 0.14) and no cross-lagged prediction.

"We found no studies that examined students' expectancies for success and their time management together."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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