Effective Time Management Skills for Success in Higher Education

This essay delves into the crucial role of time management skills in higher education, emphasizing their significance for student success. It begins by defining study skills and highlighting essential techniques like information gathering, academic writing, and team collaboration, with a specific focus on time management. The essay explores key time management strategies, including goal setting, scheduling, prioritization, focus, and decision-making, drawing on relevant articles to provide practical advice for students. It also acknowledges the importance of taking breaks. The author, a high school student, reflects on the applicability of these suggestions, offering personal insights and additional recommendations, such as effective use of spare time and practical training, to further enhance time management skills. The essay concludes by reiterating the importance of time management for a better lifestyle and the need for students to understand their potential and address challenges through the presented strategies.

STUDY SKILLS FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION
(Time management skills)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
The present essay is based on study skills in higher education, where study skills are an
essential part for growth and success of the student. The report aims to analyse time management
skills that is a key skill for achieving the task on time and that enhance the productivity. The
essay will talk about the key suggestions that are helpful in managing time. But it will also
analyse in the context and position of a student that on which level these suggestions are worth in
the resolving issue. Lastly, the essay will interpret some recommendations and suggestion that
are helpful in time management.
MAIN BODY
Study skills
Study skills or strategies are an approach that can be applied to the learning (Grissom and
et. al., 2015). They are generally critical to success in high schools, considered essential for
acquiring good grades and are useful in learning throughout individual's life.
Study skills are distinct techniques that can be learned usually in short time and applied
by individual to all or most field of study. There are many essential study skills such as;
information skills, academic reading and writing skills, team working skills, examination skills,
presentation skills, etc. and most important time management skills. By possessing these skills or
strategies, student can enhance the efficiency of learning.
1. Time management skills
Time management is the process of organising and planning how learner can divide their
time between specific activities. It is refers to managing time effectively so that the right time is
allocated for the right activity (Häfner and et. al., 2015). Time management skills include a
variety of skills that help students to manage their time well; Organisation, prioritization, Goal-
setting, Communication, delegating, planning and stress management.
(Improve Your Time Management Skills, 2018) Here, an article is selected for
understanding the suggestions that are made for students for effectively managing the time
effectively;
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Goal-setting- It is essential for better time management that individual need to write their
goals and organise that accordingly that make the day work easier and it can be understand by
the person to what to do next.
Make schedule and stick to it- Individual can improve their time management skills by
making a schedule. They should writing down their schedule of the day and stick to the timing
that improve their managing skills automatically over a time (Sera and et. al., 2018).
Focus- Multi-tasking may cause many problems regarding managing time effectively. So
it is suggested by the article to avoid multi-tasking and make their focus on one task at a time
that help in stay away from the distractions.
Take appropriate breaks- for better focus it is essential for the individuals to take
breaks. The article stated that at a certain point, no matter how mentally disciplined one is, they
are not able to focus. It helps the person to get refocused.
Decision making- An important time management skill, student need to learn how to
make good decisions but it is also essential for them to make them quickly (Thompson, 2017).
The decision can be regarding, the schedule, goal-setting, etc. This is a vital skill for keeping the
schedule that is setted for time management goals.
Importance of time management skills
Time management is the technique of planning and managing time in effective way to
make optimum use of it. Students need to juggle between various activities throughout the day.
This skill is beneficial for them to carry out any task efficiently. It is stated in the article that
success of high school student is depends on how they use their schedule (Grissom and et. al.,
2015). The importance of time management skills are as follows;
Greater productivity- Preparing schedule is one of the most effective way in managing
time that avoid a lot of time that can be waste on planning and thinking. It helps students in their
high school life as well in future professional life.
Raise motivation level- Time management enable individual to do their work on time
and effectively manage all the tasks that reduce the level of stress and enhance the motivation
level of students by increasing their productivity (Häfner and et. al., 2015).
Reduce stress- Effective time management will allow student to eliminate wastage and
refuse excessive workload that is effective way for reducing the stress level that can be a barrier
in the way of achieving the goal and in the success.
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2. Agree and Disagree
As being a student of high school, from the above suggestions, I am in the mix feeling.
Because many suggestion work for me to manage my time effectively and many tips work for
others. In my opinion the best way to enhance this skill is enhancing the focus by students. I am
totally agreed with this suggestion. It helps in avoiding distraction and can be enhance by taking
appropriate break. But I think taking appropriate breaks more than 15 to 20 minutes can distract
the flow of schedule (Wurdinger and Qureshi, 2015). So it is essential for them to manage the
breaks as well. Making schedule and to do list is also important in managing the work by putting
the most essential work on the top and do them first.
3. Suggestions
I would like to give some more suggestions that are not included in this article but they
are also beneficial in managing time effectively. Students can make use of the spare time
effectively according to their schedule that makes them stress free and enhance the quality of
work. It is essential for the high schools to give necessary training by practical work that help
them to manage time and other study skills.
CONCLUSION
From the above essay it has been seen that time management is very essential to be
mastered and to be learned in order to have a better lifestyle. It has been analysed from the study
that student must learn time management skills that is very essential in the study skills. The study
evaluated that it is not essential that each and every suggestion that are present in the article are
suitable for every student. So it is essential for every student to understand their potential as well
as issue that can be overcome by various presented strategies.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Grissom, J. A. and et. al., 2015. Principal time management skills: Explaining patterns in
principals’ time use, job stress, and perceived effectiveness. Journal of Educational
Administration. 53(6). pp.773-793.
Häfner, A. and et. al., 2015. Decreasing students’ stress through time management training: An
intervention study. European journal of psychology of education. 30(1). pp.81-94.
Sera, L. and et. al., 2018. Effect of a Study Skills Course on Student Self-Assessment of
Learning Skills and Strategies.
Thompson, P., 2017. Communication technology use and study skills. Active Learning in Higher
Education. 18(3). pp.257-270.
Wurdinger, S. and Qureshi, M., 2015. Enhancing college students’ life skills through project
based learning. Innovative Higher Education. 40(3). pp.279-286.
Online
Improve Your Time Management Skills. 2018. [Online]. Available Through:
<https://www.harrisschool.edu/improve-your-time-management-skills-for-students/
#.XHzfGXV948p>.
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