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Students Learn Time Management

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Time - Students attending the workshop learned how to better allot their time.

   "Effective time management can be learned and improved," said Phyllis Waldron, Education Specialist counselor. "Time cannot be saved. It is a non-renewable resource."

   The program provided many ways in which students could learn to be more conscious of their time spent on academics. It suggests that all students spend at least two hours studying for every hour of class they are taking.

  "Each one of us has 168 hours in a week, and we must learn to use that time to our best advantage. College students must learn to divide their time between their studies, jobs, family and recreation," Waldron said.

   Waldron gave the participants a "time use" chart to keep a record of how they spend their time each day for the next month. This would include time spent in class, driving to and from school or work, picking kids up from daycare and anything else the student spends time on during the week and on weekends.

   The program provided students with a Time Management Quiz (below), which enables them to become aware of how they may need to spend their time more effectively:

Time Management Quiz -  Answer the following questions Yes or No.

- Do you estimate how many hours you will need to study each week?
- Do you meet assignment deadlines?
- Do you begin working on semester-long projects early in the semester?
- Do you write a daily "to do" list?
- Do you prevent social activities from interfering with your study time?
- Do you have a job that requires fewer than 10 hours per week?
- Do you set specific goals for each study period?
- Do you begin your study time with your most difficult assignment?
- Do you complete most of your studying during your most productive hours each day?
- Do you think of being a fulltime student as you would a fulltime job?

 Number of YES answers?

   A high score (10 is the maximum) indicates effective use of time management techniques. A low score suggests it may be helpful to learn some techniques for using study time more effectively.

    Gateway Student Support Services Program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, a federal TRIO grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, provides support services for college students at many colleges and universities nationwide. The program helps students have a successful college experience by providing academic support and other services that assist eligible undergraduate students with adequate support to stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degree.

 For more information regarding these free services call Waldron at (870) 460-1054 or stop by 219 Harris Hall.

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