Study Smarter not Harder with Pomodoro Technique

As a student, we should learn every day. Attend classes, do assignments, and study for exams. But, when we take an exam, we suddenly forget about what we learned the day before the exam. It will make us upset, and we will get lower grades in the semester. That is why learning techniques exist in order to create an effective way of learning.

Study techniques are a set of skills that enhance a student’s ability to learn, and recall information. There are many study techniques that can be chosen by students, for example, the Pomodoro technique that is familiarly used. Let’s continue to talk about Pomodoro Technique.

The Pomodoro technique Pomodoro is a learning technique based on time management that was invented by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s when he was still a student. The word ‘Pomodoro’ comes from Italian which means ‘Tomato’. This technique divides study time into “work windows” of 25 minutes, then after time up students should rest for 3-5 minutes.

There is some research on the use of the Pomodoro Technique. The Pomodoro technique is successful in time management on undergraduate students’ motivation, but students still need time to adjust to the method to optimize its benefits. The application of the Pomodoro technique is also more effective in reducing procrastination behavior (Dizon et al. 2021). As students, procrastination or delaying something is a common thing to do. With the Pomodoro technique,  students will have good time management because it requires focus and no distraction at work windows time. Another research said that the impact of doing this technique is that the students could be more focused on their job without any obstacles. They will use their time efficiently to finish their duty (Septiani et al. 2022).

After knowing about Pomodoro Technique, now is the time to apply the Pomodoro technique. This is the way you apply the Pomodoro Technique:

1. Make your study place comfortable to study and avoid distractions, for example, silence the phone.
2. Set your timer to 25 minutes, to start the work windows time, or download the application that supports the Pomodoro technique
3. Start your timer and focus on your study
4. When the time is up, set your timer to 5 minutes to rest
5. Repeat step 1

Reference

Dizon, R. J., H. D. Ermitanio, D. M. Estevez, J. Ferrer, S. J. Flores, K. M. Fontanilla, A. Frias, E. Galang, N. F. Guei, and J. Sugay. 2021. “The Effects of Pomodoro Technique on Academic-Related Tasks, Procrastination Behavior, and Academic Motivation among College Students in a Mixed Online Learning Environment.” Globus Journal of Progressive Education 11(2):58–63. doi: 10.46360/globus.edu.220212009.

Septiani, Widya Eka, Sulistyaningsih Sulistyaningsih, and Abd. Syakur. 2022. “The Effectiveness of Pomodoro Technique on Students’ Descriptive Text Writing Quality.” Jurnal Basicedu 6(3):3384–90. doi: 10.31004/basicedu.v6i3.2619.

Writer: Dama Ivana Mustaqim (English Education’20)

Editor : Salma Devy Andini (Communication Science’21)