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¶ … manage my time. While I was not surprised with the results, I still found them extremely helpful in devising an action plan that can help improve my grades and general approach toward school. For instance, I am aware that I crammed for exams and that I am a fast reader, but I didn't really know how to apply that knowledge toward improving my study skills.
The areas in which I scored best include reading comprehension, reading speed, test preparation, and test anxiety. In each of these areas, my scores reflected my personal strengths and after scoring the inventory, I did not need to read about improving these areas. For example, I scored well in reading comprehension, as I can easily grasp the main idea or ideas in a piece of writing. In fact, I do tend to do well on reading comprehension exercises because they come naturally to me, not because I necessarily work harder at them. The same is true for reading speed, although I do believe that my reading speed has improved over...
This is because many of the tests we take in school are timed and I have had to train myself to read faster so that I definitely finish answering all the questions. In fact, I would like to learn how to read even faster, especially when it comes to reading literature. In general, reading speed and reading comprehension are two of my main study strengths, and they will come in handy in college.
A also scored well on test taking, test preparation, and test anxiety. Although I do feel slightly anxious before tests, my level of anxiety is quite normal and it doesn't interfere with my performance very often. I now reducing my anxiety even more will help me improve my test performance, but this is one area that doesn't need too much work. The same is true for other aspects of test-taking, because I usually prepare myself well for tests.
However, this brings up an important weakness in my study skills: cramming.…
Time Management AM - 7:30 AM: I gradually pull myself out of bed after pressing the snooze button three times. I walk to the bathroom to brush my teeth and shower. Then I return to my room where I get dressed, briefly hesitating because I don't know exactly what to wear; many of my clothes are in a heap on the floor. After getting dressed, I go eat breakfast in the kitchen.
Even an individual that is very good at managing his or her time will occasionally experience stress and anxiety in college simply because the workload is so heavy (Lahmers, 2000). However, older students that return to college often have less stress in their lives when it comes to their education and this is largely thought to be because they have better skills at managing their time (Lahmers, 2000). When they
And this is also a valuable lesson for my future as a marketing director, when I will have to make sure that the final outcome of my coordinated product will have a beneficial impact upon the company, but it will also be realized through reduced usage of the company's resources. Finally, the results of my work changed in the definite meaning of improvements. With reducing the procrastination and keeping the
The author points out that other extracurricular activities including sports and music can enhance student achievement. However, if time is not properly managed academic achievement can suffer greatly. To combat this issue students and their parents must make sure that extracurricular activities do not interfere with schoolwork. Students should also have enough time to get the proper amount of sleep and free time (Dumais, 2008). Over scheduling can be detrimental
Time Management skills are not specialized or exclusive to a certain group, instead every single person needs to acquire them in order to make themselves more productive and to get more out of their day. You may not read it anywhere but time management is closely connected with sense of achievement and success, which further boosts your self-confidence and makes a more effective person, student, and employee on the whole.
Time Management Inside Out Julie Morgenstern has some very useful advice for anyone that is living with a busy schedule, and that includes students taking a full load of classes in colleges or universities. In Morgenstern's book, Time Management Inside Out, the author offers step-by-step instructions for those who are harried by deadlines or otherwise are unable to get important things done on time. What Morgenstern presents is almost deceivingly simplistic,