How to Enhance Academic Performance with Time Management
How to Enhance Academic Performance by Time Management Many students at colleges and universities around the world may find their academic experience very stressful as they are faced with several challenges. Meeting set deadlines for assignments, failing to prepare properly for coursework and examinations, and that overwhelming feeling of pressure when trying to achieve a good standing academic performance are just a few (Macan 760). One potential coping strategy which can be implemented to efficiently help deal with these challenges and, as a result, improve on one’s academic performance is Time Management. Prioritizing and scheduling one’s workload are both effective time management practices which can increase productivity, alleviate or prevent stress and anxiety and ultimately help in enhancing a student’s overall academic performance.
The concept of time management is generally defined in terms of a collection of behavior that is deemed to facilitate productivity and lighten stress (Lay & Schouwenburg, 1993). It is believed that effective and efficient time management strategies are necessary in order to increase intellectual performance (Campbell & Svenson, 552) and are frequently suggested by academic assistance personnel and lectures as aids to enhance achievement for students. Every student during their academic period enrolls in courses which would all require them to complete specific tasks over time and by a certain time. The completion of these tasks can become even more complicated when having to do one or more, for multiple courses simultaneously and based on this increased workload it is harder for some students to meet deadlines.
When this occurs, assignments can become a burden and the pressures of upcoming submission dates can cause little or no productivity at all. A priority list can therefore be implemented as a time management tool, for prioritizing course work based on importance, submission date and workload. Ronald T. Brown Ph.D,
The concept of time management is generally defined in terms of a collection of behavior that is deemed to facilitate productivity and lighten stress (Lay & Schouwenburg, 1993). It is believed that effective and efficient time management strategies are necessary in order to increase intellectual performance (Campbell & Svenson, 552) and are frequently suggested by academic assistance personnel and lectures as aids to enhance achievement for students. Every student during their academic period enrolls in courses which would all require them to complete specific tasks over time and by a certain time. The completion of these tasks can become even more complicated when having to do one or more, for multiple courses simultaneously and based on this increased workload it is harder for some students to meet deadlines.
When this occurs, assignments can become a burden and the pressures of upcoming submission dates can cause little or no productivity at all. A priority list can therefore be implemented as a time management tool, for prioritizing course work based on importance, submission date and workload. Ronald T. Brown Ph.D,
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