LEARNING MANAGEMENT & GOAL SETTING
Lecture by : Rosenani Sidek & Pn Rozila Binti Abdullah
Date : 19th July 2017
Place : Ibnu Hazm hall
WHAT ARE GOALS ?
- Goals are the ends toward which we direct our effort.
- In other words, goals are things we want to achieve, things we aim for as we pursue a certain course of action
- You can improve your academic performance in college by learning to set goals that motivate you to do well and increase your chance for success.
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOALS THAT CAN LEAD YOU TO SUCCESS
1. Goals should be self-choosen
- Goals that are set by your parents, teachers or friends may not always work for you
- You need to determine or choose your own goals
- You need to decide what you want to accomplish. If you set your own goals you will be more motivated to achieve them.
2. Goals should be moderately challenging
- One way to set moderately challenging goals is to consider what you have done in the past.
- Goals can always be revised. If you discover you can achieve more than you originally set out to accomplish.
3. Goals should be realistic
- Think about whether your goals are attainable.
- To set raelistic goals, you must carefully evaluate your chances of achieving each goal
4. Goals should be measurable
- A goal is measurable if you can determine whether you reached it.
- It would be difficult to determine whether you achieved your goal if you just wanted to "do well in a course".
- It would be much easier to measure your success if you had arrived for an A or B.
5. Goals should be specific
- The more specific your goal, the more motivated you will be to achieve it
6. Goals should be finite/limits/bounds
- Goals need to have a limited time frame
- It is important to set deadlines for all of your goals
7. Goals should be positive
- Negative goal statement tend to make you feel that you can't really be successful, they aren't motivating.
- You will always do better if you are working forward something, when you have a positive attitude.
LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM GOALS
- Long-term goals are the objectives you set for yourself for the end of the year, for four or five years from now or even for a lifetime
- Short-term goals can be set for an hour from now, for the end of the day, week, month or term(semester)
ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GOALS
- Academic goals relate to your course work. They include things like going to class, completing assignments and preparing for exams
- Personal goals like making new friends, participating in clubs or sporting events, exercising or even doing your laundry.
FIVE STEP APPROACH TO SETTING GOALS
Step 1 : Tentative goal statement
Step 2 : List of obstacles
Step 3 : List of resources
Step 3 : List of resources
Step 4 : Revised goal statement
Step 5 : Polished goal statement
10 TIPS TO GET OFF TO THE RIGHT START THIS SEMESTER
- Be selective in choosing classes
- Go to all classes and take notes
- Keep up with your reading assignments
- Learn to say no
- Create a good study environment
- Set a realistic grade goals
- Study for exams by writing and reciting out loudly
- Learn to predict exam questions
- When taking exams, relax and be sure to read the directions
- Go to your college learning centre when you need help
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