{"id":1098,"date":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:37:38","slug":"how-i-raised-my-marks-with-weekly-study-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/how-i-raised-my-marks-with-weekly-study-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Raised My Marks With Weekly Study Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1098\" class=\"elementor elementor-1098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast year I was handing in assignments late and panicking before every test. Then I sat down on a Sunday and drew up a simple weekly study plan. It changed my marks within a month.\n\nI listed every deadline for the term first. Then I split each assignment into small tasks, like reading, drafting and checking references. Each task got a day and a time slot.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">A plan does not need to be perfect. It only needs to be written down and checked every day.\n\n<cite>Naledi Mahlangu, Design and Media Lecturer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nMy average went from 54% to 68% by the end of the semester. I still review my plan every Sunday evening and move things around when load shedding gets in the way.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling young Black South African university tutor holding an open textbook and pen, standing beside a blank green chalk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-smiling-young-black-south-african-university-tutor-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a university student&apos;s study desk with spiral notebooks, highlighters, sticky notes, a smartphone and a coff\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/lms-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/studiepoort-close-up-of-a-university-student-s-study-desk-with-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I built my weekly plan<\/h4>\n\n<p>I use a simple table with seven days and three slots each: morning, afternoon and evening. I fill in lectures first, then study blocks, then rest. Leaving gaps for surprises keeps the plan realistic.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reviewing the results<\/h4>\n\n<p>Every Friday I tick off what I finished and note what slipped. I ask why it slipped and adjust the next week. After a few weeks, I knew exactly how long an essay really takes me, and my stress dropped a lot.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year I was handing in assignments late and panicking before every test. Then I sat down on a Sunday and drew up a simple weekly study plan. It changed my marks within a month. I listed every deadline for the term first. 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