Management of Time Resources for Learning through Individual Study in Higher Education

Monochronic Vs. Polychronic: A Profile of Academic Time Use Among Online Distance Education Students

“…In an increasingly fast-paced society, time is a capital resource and a critical success factor, so much so that the skills related to the ability to manage time are already considered key competences of the 21 st century (Langa, 2013). Time is a unidirectional and irreversible resource; it cannot be stored for consumption in periods of grace.…”

“…Time is a unidirectional and irreversible resource; it cannot be stored for consumption in periods of grace. When time is not well managed, it is lost and cannot be replaced (Langa, 2013). In other words, time is the only resource that runs out doing absolutely nothing.…”

“…Difficulties in time management are one of the main regrets of online distance learning students, who report struggling with too many tasks related to their academic life and which they have difficulty reconciling with family support and professional activities (Sánchez-Elvira Panigua & González Brignardello, 2014). Several studies indicate that distance students show a high deficit of organization and planning of their time, which leads to great anxiety and stress in the period before the assessment tests (Langa, 2013;MacCann, Forgarty, & Roberts, 2012;Sánchez-Elvira Panigua & González Brignardello, 2014) and can result in withdrawal and retention. However, time management skills are not independent of personality and, as such, can be trained, a need that is increasingly pressing as teaching virtualization grows (MacCann, Forgarty, & Roberts, 2012 et al, 2013).…”

¿Cómo evaluaremos la competencia transversal “Planificación y gestión del tiempo” a un alumno de primer curso?

“…Esto se complica cuando se considera que el resultado al aplicar una estrategia varía de acuerdo a las capacidades y limitaciones de cada persona (Langa, 2013). Además, tal como indican los estudios empíricos existentes sobre este tipo de competencias en las clases universitarias, su evaluación exige una metodología específica (Allen, 2005;Xu, 2013).…”