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Why are you studying?
 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How and when do you learn best?
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

How do you spend your time?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Time Management Skills Part 1
Contents

Part 1

REMEMBER YOUR GOALS
KNOW YOUR LEARNING STYLE
IDENTIFY TIME AVAILABLE FOR STUDY

Part 2

FIND MORE TIME FOR STUDY
PLAN YOUR TIME
DEAL WITH TIME MANAGEMENT DEMONS

Too much to do and too little time? Maybe you need some strategies to manage your time better!

 
REMEMBER YOUR GOALS

Reminding yourself why you are studying can help you work more efficiently. Why are you studying? Which options below describe your goals?

To get better qualifications for employment

To fill in time till something better comes along

To please your family

To improve your self-esteem

Because you enjoy learning

To prepare for further study

Which ones did you choose? If you are studying because you really want to achieve your goals, you'll find the workload easier to cope with.

KNOW YOUR LEARNING STYLE


Different people have different styles of working. Knowing your learning style and using this knowledge to learn efficiently can help you complete your work quicker.

Click here to find out about your learning style.

Being aware of what time of day you work best is important too. Are you a morning or an evening person? Try to study at the time of day when you work most efficiently.


IDENTIFY TIME AVAILABLE FOR STUDY

Download and print a study planner (Microsoft Word 2000, 49Kb)

On the table you have printed, fill in what you did this week.

Fill it in this way:

First, type in the things you did that were essential (eating, sleeping, travelling, shopping etc).

Next, type in the things you did which give your study some balance (leisure activities, time with family etc).

Any spaces left? This is time which would have been available for study - was it used that way? Could you use it that way in future?

If there wasn't enough time left for study, should you review the time spent doing other things? Move on to the next section for some ideas.

[ON TO PART 2]

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