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Time management has an impact on academic performance. It can be measured through the following activities: | |||
# '''Proactive approach''' to managing daily schedule facilitates achieving person's learning goals. Without this approach, an individual tends to react to whatever comes up in the moment and ends up feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and stressed out | # '''Proactive approach''' to managing daily schedule facilitates achieving person's learning goals. Without this approach, an individual tends to react to whatever comes up in the moment and ends up feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and stressed out | ||
# | # '''Flexibility and autonomy with time''' allow to use it more effectively and follow through on important tasks. It protects against burnout. Examples include managing time outside of lectures and allocating time for study, rather than on social media. | ||
# '''Blocking out the time''' '''for completing assessment tasks in advance''' prevents high-pressure situation, procrastination, and minimise the need for cramming before exams. | |||
# '''Allocating time slots for specific tasks''' allows to focus attention on what matters most. | |||
== Time Management Practical Strategies == | |||
<blockquote>Time management is about taking a *proactive* approach to managing your day.</blockquote>Strategies for proactive approach are as follow: | |||
=== Time-blocking === | |||
Time-blocking is a form of scheduling where different tasks and activities are allocated to specific blocks of time within person's schedule | |||
* It encourages to make intentional choices about what to spend the time on | |||
* It encourages to focus the attention on each activity for a discrete period of time | |||
* It reduces cognitive fatigue and improves overall performance | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Good time management can improve students' learning, allows them to complete course assignments in a timely manner, and ultimately leads to their higher academic performance. [1] In general, students who manage their time effectively perform better than their colleagues with poor time management skills. [1] Time management skills are not skills the person is born with. They needs to be practiced from the early academic life, as it is a form of self-management on how to do activities efficiently and at the correct time. [2] Decreasing procrastination, pre-planning the studies, and improvement in quality sleep are all part of time management skills. [3]
According to Adams and Blair [4], students reports difficulties with finding a balance between their studies and their day-to-day lives. It increases their anxiety leading to academic underachievement and stress.[4][5]
This article tries to explain why time management matters and offers ideas how best structure the person's schedule.
Time Management Benefits[edit | edit source]
Time management has an impact on academic performance. It can be measured through the following activities:
- Proactive approach to managing daily schedule facilitates achieving person's learning goals. Without this approach, an individual tends to react to whatever comes up in the moment and ends up feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and stressed out
- Flexibility and autonomy with time allow to use it more effectively and follow through on important tasks. It protects against burnout. Examples include managing time outside of lectures and allocating time for study, rather than on social media.
- Blocking out the time for completing assessment tasks in advance prevents high-pressure situation, procrastination, and minimise the need for cramming before exams.
- Allocating time slots for specific tasks allows to focus attention on what matters most.
Time Management Practical Strategies[edit | edit source]
Time management is about taking a *proactive* approach to managing your day.
Strategies for proactive approach are as follow:
Time-blocking[edit | edit source]
Time-blocking is a form of scheduling where different tasks and activities are allocated to specific blocks of time within person's schedule
- It encourages to make intentional choices about what to spend the time on
- It encourages to focus the attention on each activity for a discrete period of time
- It reduces cognitive fatigue and improves overall performance
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Er E. Importance of time management skills during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory learning analytics study in an introductory programming course. Journal of Computer Education 2022;1(1): 1-16
- ↑ Alyami A, Abdulwahed A, Azhar A, Binsaddik A, Bafaraj S. Impact of Time-Management on the Student’s Academic Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study. Creative Education 2021;12: 471-485
- ↑ Romero-Blanco C, Rodríguez-Almagro J, Onieva-Zafra MD, Parra-Fernández ML, Prado-Laguna MDC, Hernández-Martínez A. Sleep Pattern Changes in Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 20;17(14):5222.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Adams RV, Blair E. Impact of Time Management Behaviors on Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Performance. SAGE Open 2019; 9(1).
- ↑ Rashid A, Sharif I, Khan S, Malik F. Relationship between Time Management Behavior and Academic Performance of University Students. Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies 2020;6(4):1497-1504.
