Time Management Skills and Academic Success: Student Report

This report examines the critical role of time management in a student's academic life, highlighting its impact on reducing stress, boosting confidence, and increasing productivity. It emphasizes how efficient time management enables students to meet deadlines, improve grades, and avoid multitasking, ultimately enhancing their overall performance. The report also discusses the importance of setting goals, prioritizing tasks, and creating a balanced work-life schedule to improve concentration, grab opportunities, and maintain positive health. By mastering time management skills, students can unlock various opportunities, manage workload effectively, and achieve their goals, leading to improved academic success and overall well-being. Desklib provides this and other resources to support students.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Time management plays a very crucial role in the life of a student. It is a process of
planning and controlling how much time is getting spend on which activity. The students should
be aware about the time so that they can manage their work accordingly. It is an ability to use
your time efficiently and productively. This report will discuss about the concept of time
management and its importance in the life of a student(Chen, 2020). It will also be analysed that
how proper management of time helps in making a successful career.
MAIN BODY
The role of time management is very essential in student's life. It reduces the stress level
of the students which lead to boost in confidence. The learners should do proper time
management so that the planning can be done and deadlines can be met. It also helps in
increasing the productivity and ensures good sleep for the students. The goals which are prepared
are achieved before the decided time. The students have to do various tasks and assignments
their learning period. Efficiently managing time is a key to do all these smoothly without any
mental pressure. It saves the students from doing multi-tasking which can prove to be a difficult
task for each and every student. The students can improve their grades in every subject by
identifying the assignments to be done in a particular time period. It also helps in prioritizing the
work so that the tasks which are to be completed first is done by the students first. It enhances
the efficiency which means students can can do more work in less time. Any individual who has
mastered the art of time management will surely do well in his career(D’Alessio, Avolio and
Charles, 2019). It is to be learnt by the learners how to break the complex tasks in smaller tasks
for doing it properly. It reduces the mental pressure from the mind of the students. A systematic
schedule is to be made by the learners in order to quickly analyse what is to be done and how the
work is to be done. Another useful thing which the students can do is reward themselves for any
achievement big or small. This will bring a lot of confidence in their personality which is very
good for their future. Every student should prepare a to do list which involves all the details of
the tasks to be performed in daily schedule. Time management includes various things like
setting objectives and goals, making proper planning, setting the necessary deadlines and
prioritizing activities as per their importance. The quality of work is also improved by managing

the time effectively. It also reduces the anxiety level among the students. It also creates a better
work life balance in the life of students which is very essential for living a healthy life. It creates
a good balance between the personal life and professional life of the students(Debs and et. al.,
2019). The learners can properly manage their time in work and home. Time management also
gives the freedom to the students for doing other essential things in life. The work or task is also
organised since the students will have a clear idea of of various assignments to be done in the
day. The most important benefit of time management is the maintenance of positive health of the
students. The students need proper sleep to manage the work effectively. This provides the time
to recharge the body which is very essential for smooth functioning of mind of the students. The
students can also focus on extra curricular activities which is also essential in the life. Effective
time management helps the learners to identify the free time which they can use in doing
something more essential. The students need to finish their work before the deadline in order to
avoid last minute cramming of syllabus. The learners can increase their marks in the exam by
completing their course on time and also revising the chapters quickly. Time management also
increases the satisfaction in the mind of students which leads to better quality of work in pressure
situations. All the students should learn this skill in order to do well in life. This opens door of
various opportunities for the students as they can now properly manage their work and give their
best in every situation of life. The students should be strategic about their time to handle the
workload effectively and pursue the goals at full potential. There are various things in which the
students are required to manage their time for getting better results. These things are exams, any
task or assignment, or any other activity which is related to time or any deadline. Without proper
time management skills, the students have to study in late night which results in lack of
concentration and illness(Griffin and Coelhoso, 2018). The learners can enhance their
concentration and focus by managing their time systematically. This will give them the chance to
grab various opportunities which will help them in becoming successful in the future. Poor
management of time causes procrastination which can have a very negative impact on the overall
performance of the students.

CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above report that time management plays a very crucial role
in the life of students. It helps the students in doing their work before the deadline and also
maintain good quality. Every student needs to realise the importance of time management to be
able to properly perform all the tasks. The students can enhance their overall grades in the school
by creating a dedicated study space. Time management also helps the learners in setting clear
goals and sticking to the process of achieving these goals and objectives.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Chen, K.Z., 2020. Coaching college students’ self-directed online learning skills. Change: The
Magazine of Higher Learning, 52(6), pp.48-56.
D’Alessio, F.A., Avolio, B.E. and Charles, V., 2019. Studying the impact of critical thinking on
the academic performance of executive MBA students. Thinking Skills and
Creativity, 31, pp.275-283.
Debs, L., and et.al., 2019. Students’ perspectives on different teaching methods: Comparing
innovative and traditional courses in a technology program. Research in Science &
Technological Education, 37(3), pp.297-323.
Griffin, M. and Coelhoso, P., 2018. Business students’ perspectives on employability skills post
internship experience: lessons from the UAE. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based
Learning.