Tips for Making a Complete Study Schedule with Examples

Come on, who’s starting to miss school? Even though you can’t do face-to-face learning right now, that doesn’t mean you’re lazy about studying, Quipperian.

Especially if you have a lot of assignments, heck , if you’re not disciplined in doing them , it’s definitely going to pile up, Quipperian!

For this reason, while studying at home, it is very important for you to have a study schedule with a clear division of time and activities. Don’t let it happen that you don’t have enough rest time to study and vice versa.

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Tips for Making a Study Schedule

1. Know what your learning goals are
2. Divide your time
3. Create Blocks in Subjects
4. Determine activities and subjects
5. Write down important notes in the lesson schedule!
6. Maintain rest periods
7. Commit to your study schedule!

Example Lesson Schedule

Benefits of Preparing a Study Schedule

Tips for Making a Study Schedule

If you want to pursue your dreams, for example you want to enter your dream PTN, you need to plan carefully from now on by studying diligently. So that your study time is well organized, you need to make a study schedule at home. So, check out the following tips, okay?

1. Know what your learning goals are

Before making a lesson schedule, you should first know what your goals are. It will be easier for you if you know what your short-term and long-term goals are, Quipperian. So you can focus on the subjects you really want to study.

For example, your short-term goal is to pass an exam in a week, finish a paper or memorize a presentation in 5 days. It’s best to make a schedule based on the day.

Meanwhile, if you have long-term goals such as getting a scholarship or entering a PTN, you can make a study schedule for a week or a month so that it is easy to manage.

You can also write down when the admission test at PTN is and when the test is so you don’t forget.

2. Divide your time

Quipperian, preparing a study schedule must be clear about the division of time and activities. This is so that you don’t tend to relax and put off your schoolwork until it ends up piling up. So, you can divide your schedule as follows:

Activity	Time
Study time	11 Hours
Sleep	8 hours
Eat, shower and exercise	3 hours
Personal matters and others	2 hours

Quipperian, did you know that according to existing research, the best time to study is 6 – 9 in the morning, you know ? At these times, our brain’s short-term memory is in its golden age.

Therefore, this time is very good for repeating lessons or learning new lessons.

So, if you need high concentration, you can study from 9 am – 2 pm. At this time, the cortisol hormone in the body begins to become active, analytical abilities are at their peak and trigger your creativity level.

3. Create Blocks in Subjects

The next tip for making a study schedule is to plan studying at the same time every day so that you memorize the schedule. Over time, this can become a routine and positive study habit.

Divide your time during the week into study blocks. You can buy a diary or use a program on your smartphone . Only after that, you can determine the subjects.

4. Determine activities and subjects

Start with the things you have to do by determining what subjects you want to study. Prioritize subjects that are difficult and need to be studied more than once.

For example, you think Mathematics is quite complicated, and the class schedule at school is on Wednesday. So, you can study again in the remaining study time on Saturday.

Also schedule each study session for 60 minutes, so that there is time to rest. You can divide your time into 25 minutes to focus on studying, then set aside 5 minutes for a short break.

Then, also include all the things you need to do in a week (for example, soccer training, piano lessons, etc.). This way, your play and study schedules will not conflict.

5. Write down important notes in the lesson schedule!

If you are a forgetful person , instead of just writing down the name of the subject, you can also be more specific.

For example, you can add the name of the task that needs to be done (like “Do the Trigonometry exam questions” is better than just writing “Math”).

Add the numbers to give each subject a level of difficulty from 1-5. If you need the most time for Maths, give it 1. If you need the least time for History then give it 5. Also write down what you need to find out for each subject.

6. Maintain rest periods

No matter how busy you are, you have to pay attention to sleeping, eating, bathing and so on. When your body feels tired, you should rest for a while so that your immune system continues to work optimally.

Stretch, go for a short walk, eat a small snack, or listen to music. Avoid distractions that can extend your rest time. You can study diligently, but don’t forget to chill out , okay?

7. Commit to your study schedule!

The lesson schedule is just a tool to help you stay on track . That’s why you have to commit to the study schedule that you have made, Quipperian.

You need to get used to looking at your calendar or planning regularly every day. Use an alarm or timer on your cellphone to remind you of your study schedule.

Example Lesson Schedule

How? Do you already have an idea or are you still confused about how to make a lesson schedule? So that you don’t get confused, you can see the following example of a lesson schedule.

Activities (Monday)	O’clock	Time required
Sleep	21.00 – 05.00	8 hours
Shower, breakfast and exercise	05.00 – 06.00	1 hour
A great time to learn new material and repeat lessons. You can study history, biology and other subject matter that requires memory. Intersperse 5 minute breaks every 25 minutes.	06.00 – 09.00	3 hours
The right time to study subjects that require high concentration such as Mathematics.	09.00 – 12.00	3 hours
Lunch and rest.	12.00 – 13.00	1 hour
Completing school assignments that require high energy.	13.00 – 15.00	2 hours
Your brain is starting to get tired, do light school work.	15.00 – 18.00	3 hours
Take a break and spend time with your family. At this time, it is not recommended to study, but you can still do light studying such as re-reading material you have studied.	18.00 – 21.00	3 hours

Benefits of Preparing a Study Schedule

Everyone certainly has different learning activities and achievements. This diversity of activities and deadlines can make you confused if you are not well organized.

So, so that all your plans and goals are achieved, you need to arrange a study schedule. Apart from that, here are the benefits of preparing a lesson schedule that you can get:

• Avoid scheduling conflicts or missing important dates such as exams.
• You are more organized and in control.
• You can understand the subject matter better because you have a good study plan. You can even understand a full syllabus.
• If you succeed in achieving 1 target, it can motivate you to achieve other targets.
• Reduce stress levels because you can complete tasks on time.
• You can still get time to rest and refresh. This can maintain your physical and mental health.
• Studying at certain times can improve concentration and instill a sense of discipline.
• This can leave a little free time that can be filled with hobbies or learning new things.

When you are used to following the existing schedule, this will really help you in completing work effectively and efficiently.