Time Management: Self-Assessment

By Learning Commons Team on July 19, 2022 |Tagged with:

What does your current time management look like? Take this quiz and find out…

This self-assessment tool is intended to help you to become more familiar with your own time management habits. It will offer suggestions and tools to assist you in reaching your time management goals. Remember there is no one correct way to manage your time and you are the expert. Follow the advice and methods that work best for you. For a list of different resources you can access to learn more about time management, please see below.

Download the full quiz transcript for all questions and answer options!

Links and Resources

Question 1: After completing a task, I usually realize:

How to Focus Workshop Handout (PDF)
Understand Academic Integrity (Resource Guide)
The Pros, the Cons, and the How-To’s of Work School Balance (Blog Post)

Question 2: The following best describes me:

Myths about Learning (Webpage)
Belonging to Tomorrow: Can Procrastination Be a Good Thing? (Blog Post)
Cultivating the Ability to Focus (Blog Post)

Question 3: When I set goals for myself, they usually are:

SMART Goals & Action Plan handout by UBC Science (PDF)
Managing Your Time Toolkit

Question 4: When I keep track of my assignments, deadlines, and commitments, I

Why Keeping a To-Do List is a Good Idea (Blog Post)
Resources on Effective Time Management at University by Simon Fraser University (External Webpage)

Question 5: If I realize I will not be able to meet a deadline for an assignment, I usually:

Interacting with Profs Toolkit
How Using a Day Planner Made Me a Better Student (Blog Post)
Introduction to University study: Priority Matrices by the University of Hull (External Webpage)

Question 6: If someone asks me to do a task I do not have the time for, I usually:

Communicating Your Needs Toolkit

Question 7: When I do my work, I prefer to:

The Pomodoro Technique: Study More Efficiently, Take More Breaks (Blog Post)
Assignment Calculators (Internal Webpage)
Cultivating the Ability to Focus (Blog Post)

Question 8: My ‘time thieves’ are usually:

How to Get the Most Out of Your University Experience (Part 1) (Blog Post)
Deep work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Book, links to UBC Library holding information)
Student Services website’s Health and Wellbeing page (External Webpage)

Question 9: I use apps and technology to help me manage my time.

The Pomodoro Technique: Study More Efficiently, Take More Breaks (Blog Post)
Apps That Will Help You Study More Efficiently (Blog Post)

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2 responses to “Time Management: Self-Assessment”

  1. Gurleen kaur
    Gurleen kaur September 6, 2023 at 7:05 pm | Reply

    September 6, 2023 at 8.59 pm
    It helped me how to manage my time with different strategies and techniques

  2. Harnoor Singh
    Harnoor Singh September 6, 2023 at 5:19 pm | Reply

    It has given me a specific path about how I can use my time effectively everytime.

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