Academic Task Performance Scale
A 7-item scale measuring time management and task efficiency in academic settings, validated across ages, genders, and nations.
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About This Instrument
The Academic Task Performance Scale measures how effectively students manage their study-related work across two dimensions: Time Management (planning and meeting deadlines) and Task Efficiency (prioritisation, effort optimisation, and productive collaboration). The scale can be treated as two correlated first-order factors with an optional higher-order Task Performance factor.
7 Items
2 subscales
1–6 Scale
Never – Always
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Conditions of Use: This instrument is shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. You may use it for academic, educational, and research purposes at no cost, provided that you give appropriate attribution to Prof. Llewellyn E. van Zyl and cite the original publication. Commercial use is not permitted. You do not need to email for permission. By downloading the instrument below, you confirm that you agree to these terms.
Reference: Van Zyl, L. E., Klibert, J., Shankland, R., Stavros, J., Cole, M., Verger, N. B., ... & Glinska-Neweś, A. (2024). The academic task performance scale: Psychometric properties, and measurement invariance across ages, genders and nations. Frontiers in Education, 9(1281859), 1–10. View publication
Complete the Task Performance
Answer all 7 items below, then calculate your results.
Instructions
Thinking about your studies and study-related work, please indicate how you have been feeling over the last few weeks.
Completion
Time Management
I managed to plan my work so that it was done on time.
My planning was optimal.
I kept in mind the results that I had to achieve in my studies.
Task Efficiency
I was able to separate main issues from side issues during my studies.
I knew how to set the right priorities.
I was able to perform my work well with minimal time and effort.
Collaboration with others was very productive.
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