8 is Great Time Management Plan
3 Step Study Plan
Diane Majewski, Ed.D.
Slay 154
majewskid@ecu.edu
Learning
Attention
A time management
plan improves
attention, processing,
and memory and
reduces
PROCRASTINATION!
Processing
Memory
Trouble with
attention,
processing, and
memory results in
ANXIETY!
Why is 8 so Great?
WORK for 8 hours
Class, independent study time, tutoring, study groups, meeting with
instructors, planning
PLAY for 8 hours
Exercise, TV, games, social activities, meetings, meals, shopping, daily living
activities
SLEEP for 8 hours
11 pm – 7 am or Midnight – 8am or 1am – 9am
8 x 3 = 24 hours or 1 day
Rule of 8 establishes balance which improves attention, processing, and
memory, and reduces anxiety and procrastination.
When to Work, Play, Sleep?
The Plan of Action
• Use a weekly calendar to define 8’s
• Establish a routine for work, play and sleep
• Be flexible and ready for unexpected events
Let’s practice using sample calendar
*BEST Planner to buy: Staples ACADEMIC
weekly/monthly planner for $17.99
Building a Time Management Plan
• Put a box around class times
• Record class name and assignment from the
syllabus in that box
• Draw a vertical line through play, and sleep
times (Define play activities)
• Circle time left. Circled time is study time.
Up next, the 3-Step Study Plan
3 Step Study Plan
What to do during Study Time???
Step 1: Pre-Class Study Activities
Step 2: In-Class Study Activities
Step 3: Post-Class Study Activities
Struggle with attention, processing, and memory? Step 1 is key to success!
Step 1: Pre-Class Study Activities
Study activities to do BEFORE going to class
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Engage in purposeful reading
No reading left to right (boring)!
Instead, create chapter outline by……
Answering summary questions at the end of
the chapter first
• Defining bold face terms
Step 2: In-Class Study Activities
Study activities to do IN class during lecture
• Engage in purposeful listening
• Sit in the first three rows
• Stop trying to write down everything the
professor says
• Use the LiveScribe pen to take notes
Step 3: Post-Class Study Activities
Study activities to do AFTER class lecture
• Generate chapter study guides by……
• Merging the information from chapter outline with the information from
the lecture
• Conduct this merge using a study guide format that supports your learning
style
• Identify what information from the book is in the lecture (likely to be test
questions)
• Transcribe LiveScribe notes to Word document
• Chunk information in groups of 7-9 bits
• Maintain a vocabulary journal (www.dictionary.com)
• Use color
Let’s Reflect……
Plan of Action (POA)
Do you have a POA?
Is your POA easy to follow?
Are you practicing the Rule of 8?
Are you completing at least one study step every
day for every class?
Answer YES for academic success!