Where Does Your Time GO?

168 Hours in a Week -56 Sleep-------112 -21 Eat (3 hours a day)------- 91-45 Study (3 hours per 1 hour class)-------46-15 Class------- 31 for work or personal time

A Typical Week in the Life of a College Student

7 Steps

to

BETTER MANAGEMENT

of your

Study Time

Step One

Decide That

How You Manage Your

Time Is Important

Step Two

Evaluate Your

Study Needs For This Term

-Use a simple method to find out what kind of time and skills you will need to

succeed

Step Three

Find Out How Much

Studying You Are Now Doing

-Keep a daily record to analyze and find out where your time goes.

Step Four

Make a Study Schedule Based

On Your

Needs and Desires

-A step-by-step procedure to develop your weekly schedule

Step Five

Set Up Your

Study Management Schedule

Using the PLRS Learning Cycle

-The crucial step that takes what you now know to the action stage

Step Six

Persist In Managing Your Study Time

-The hardest step in any skill-MASTERY

is really up to you

Step Seven

Revise Your Schedule, If Necessary

-Keep an extra weekly schedule form to use if you add or drop a class or change your work

hours

PLRS learning Cycle

Preview, Lecture, Review Study

1. Preview: Immediate Preparation Before Class*Review Syllabus*Review Notes and Textbook*Review Written Assignments or Problems

2. Lecture: Class Lecture Activities*Listen*Make Notes*Ask Questions*Recite/Discuss*Take Tests

3. Review: Immediate Review After Class*Edit and Summarize Notes*Set Purposes for Later Study

4. Study: Intensive Study Session*Review Lecture Notes*Study-Read Textbooks