What happened
The Learning Scientists reposted Althea Need Kaminske’s 2020 explainer on time management, now framed for learners entering new schedules and support structures, including first-year medical students, students moving into clerkship rotations, and new residents. Kaminske defines time management as assessing use of time, planning ahead, and monitoring activities.
Why it matters
For educators and L&D teams, the practical issue is transition design. The post notes that learners can move from highly structured routines to unstructured time, making planning and self-monitoring harder. It reports survey and self-report studies linking stronger time management with self-control, self-efficacy, and conscientiousness, while warning that causality cannot be determined.
What to do next
Treat time management as a skill to scaffold, not a one-off tip. Consider diagnostics, feedback, goal-setting exercises, time-use accounting, and planner practice for learners with low skills, as in Burrus, Jackson, Holtzman, and Roberts’ 2017 high school intervention. Be cautious about short seminars: Kaminske cites Macan’s 1996 employee study, where participants reported more control but not more time-management behaviors.
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