Time Management Strategies for Students PDF

Algerian Democratic and Popular Republic Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research University Center of EL Bayadh –Nour Bachir- El Bayadh Department of English Level: 1st year (group 1; 2) Study Skills Lesson Six: Time...

Algerian Democratic and Popular Republic Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research University Center of EL Bayadh –Nour Bachir- El Bayadh Department of English Level: 1st year (group 1; 2) Study Skills Lesson Six: Time Management Teacher: AICHA Souiah  Where Are You Now? Take a few minutes to answer yes or no to the following questions. YES NO 1. Have you estimated how many hours you need to study this semester? 2. Do you tend to complete your assignments on time? 3. Have you estimated how long it takes you to read ten pages in each of your textbooks? 4. Do you begin working on long-term assignments early in the semester? 5. Do you make lists of things to do in your head rather than on paper? 6. Do you find that you go out even when you know you should be studying? 7. Do you schedule time to study for exams? 8. Are you working at a job more than twenty hours a week? 9. Do you know exactly what you are going to work on when you sit down to study? 10. Do you do the assignments from your favorite class first? TOTAL POINTS Give yourself 1 point for each yes answer to all questions except 5, 6, 8, and 10, and 1 point for each no answer to questions 5, 6, 8, and 10. Now total up your points. A low score indicates that you need some help in managing your time now. A high score indicates that you are already using many good time-management techniques.  Time Management is a system that allows you to plan out in advance the exact amount of time you'd want to allocate to performing a specific task or tasks per day. IT is the way you regulate or schedule your time. You can make more efficient use of your study time and complete your work in less time by using good time-management skills. The key to successful time management is allowing enough time to complete your work while still finding time to complete all of your other responsibilities. If you have additional time, you can take advantage of the other opportunities for growth and development that occur in college Making the most out of your day and ending it with that pleasant feeling of knowing you’ve done all you could do in that single 24-hour period - that’s what time management is all about. It means you’ve made effective use of your time and accomplished what you’ve set to do for yourself for the day. Effective time management is all about achieving the right balance between your homework, university/college life, and your free time. As a student, organizing your days will eliminate stress and ensure that you are productive. The general time management tips for students, such as sleeping well, scheduling, and prioritizing, are some important tips that can help students in the long run. A more strategic approach is required to optimize the time a student has in a day.  Why is Time Management Important for Students? Time management for students (and everyone else) is about making your day purposeful. It is about taking control of the time you have and optimizing it for focus, productivity, and above all, balance. Before we list out the time management tips for students, it is crucial for students to understand why time management is important. Effective time management skills are particularly essential for college students, as they have to deal with more subjects, tests, assignments, and extra-curricular. Time management techniques can help students be on track and cope with the stress of added responsibilities.  Following are a few more reasons why time management is important for students? Enables You to Enables You to Accomplish Your Prioritize Your Work. Goals Faster Enables You to Get More Done in Less Reduces Stress Levels Time Helps You Become More Efficient Time Management Skills and Techniques for Students The Differences Between Time Management Strategies, Techniques, and Skills: They all relate to the ability to effectively plan and use your time, but the terms themselves have slightly different meanings: Time management refer to the overall approach or plan you can use to manage strategies your time. are specific methods or tools Time management you can use to implement a techniques particular time management strategy. refer to the abilities or ‍Time management competencies you need to use skills time management strategies and techniques effectively.  Time Management Strategies 1. Make a To-Do List Usually, a to-do list should include your work tasks as well as any personal activities or responsibilities you wish to complete. Maintaining a proper balance between work and life obligations is important. This is where a to-do list gets very useful, as it allows you to see more clearly how much time you spend on each. When you make your own to-do list, be sure to rank your tasks based on their importance. It’s easy to make a list of stuff that you can finish quickly. But, if you do that, you risk allocating insufficient time for the day's most important tasks. To successfully use a to-do list time-management strategy, you should not only jot down your daily tasks but also regularly update and check your list. This will help you prioritize and make adjustments if anything unexpected pops A daily schedule template helps you manage and control your time each day. It will enable you to stay organized and focus on what matters most and even help you overcome procrastination. The method that most successful people from Elon Musk to Bill Gates use is “time blocking” or “time boxing”. Time blocking is creating a template for how you intend to spend every minute of your day. Students should. therefore follow this method to manage their time more fruitfully  2. Tackle the Most Difficult Task First This time-management strategy is centered around the idea that if you do the most difficult task of the day first, everything else will feel easy in comparison. It’s like diving into the deep end of the pool instead of slowly building up your way to it. The downside is that this strategy might not work for everybody, as some people like to start their day with easier tasks and warm up, in a sense. Tackling high-value tasks at the start of your work day might not be for everyone, but it has been proven as an effective time management strategy. To find out if starting your day with the most demanding tasks will improve the way you manage your time, all you have to do is try it. 3. Remove Any Distractions Being distracted while you work can negatively impact your productivity and ability to accomplish your daily tasks successfully. So, it goes without saying that one of the most important time management strategies is to try and minimize any and all distractions. To do that efficiently, you should: Identify the things that distract you from your study. Remove those distractions and/or try to minimize their impact on your productivity. For example, Between social media, cell phones, and friends, there are so many activities that can distract students from their school work. When it is time to get down to doing school work, students need to turn off their cell phones and sign out of social media accounts. Any amount of time that is devoted to school work must be television and cell phone free! 4. Lead a Healthier Lifestyle A huge part of a successful time management strategy is ensuring you lead a healthy lifestyle. Now, don’t get us wrong, this is not a way to tell you how to live your life, far from it. It’s about showing you the importance of managing and increasing your energy levels to increase your productivity and concentration. Studies have shown that people who exercise and eat healthy foods regularly have higher energy level when compared to those who don’t. And having more energy means you will be able to spend more of it on completing your tasks, projects, and activities in a more productive and stress-free manner. students should do their most essential work when they feel most energetic. This means scheduling intense projects during energy highs and scheduling passive activities when the body is at its natural low. 5. Figure Out and Set Your Priorities Finding out what your priorities are and setting them according to their importance is another great strategy that can be used to manage your time. Making a clear distinction between what's important and what’s not can help you improve your daily productivity significantly. By organizing your tasks according to their priority, you’ll have a clear vision of what needs to be done and in what order. You might even surprise yourself by discovering that some tasks don’t need to be completed at all. That’s the power of setting priorities. 6. Try Out Software When all else fails, turn to the machine. For almost any pain point, regardless of whether it’s connected to time management, software tries to solve it. And, some of them actually do solve the problem of efficiently managing time, tasks, projects, and more.