Mastering Student Success Chapter 15: Goal Setting

Five-step approach for writing effective goal statements:

1. Write down what you want to accomplish. 2. List obstacles. 3. List of resources. 4. List your motivation. 5. review and revise your goal statement.

Avoid using words like ___________, ___________, ____________, and _____________ when you describe your goals.

try, think, hope, should

Self-efficacy

your belief that you can successfully complete the task.

To achieve your long- and short-term goals, you need to develop an ______________________.

Action plan

(2) Explore career choices:

Campus resources Community resources Online resources

______________ take time.

Changes

Short-term goals

can be set for an hour from now, for the end of the day, week, month, or semester.

How and why goal setting improves performance?

Goals direct your attention to the task at hand. Goals mobilize effort. Goals increases persistence. 持续 Goals promote the development of new strategies when old strategies fall short.

Achieving goals increase _________________.

Motivation

Proximal goals

Same as short-term goals.

Characteristics of Goals:

Self-chosen Moderately challenging Realistic Measurable Specific Finite Positive

To develop an Action Plan:

Set action tasks. List the materials you need. Set time frames. Evaluate your plan.

(1) Do a self-assessment:

Skills? interests? values? How motivated are you?

Reasons students are reluctant 不情愿的 to make changes:

They believe they can't change. They don't want to change. They don't know what to change. They don't know how to change. They don't think changes will help. They don't use the strategies correctly. they don't achieve success immediately.

Action plan

a carefully thought-out method of implementing a strategy to achieve your goal.

Self-assessment

a systematic review of the factors that can affect your career path.

Career goals

are long term goals that guide you toward the type of work you want to pursue after graduation.

Why goals are important?

help motivate you.

Personal goals

like making new friends, participating in clubs or sporting events, exercising, etc.

Academic goals

related to your course work. ex: going to class, completing assignments, and preparing for exams.

Explore career goals

setting career goals help you put your academic and personal goals into perspective.

(4) Evaluate your decision:

stop and reassess your career choice at end of each semester. the douses you complete (or withdrawal) will provide you with valuable information about the choice you made.

(3) Choose your major:

the advantage of early decisions that you'll be able to complete your degree requirements in a shorter time frame than the students who wait until their junior or senior year.

Goals

the ends toward which you direct your effort.

Most important time to set your goals and start using specific strategies for achieving them is during ____________________________________.

the first three weeks.

Long-term goals

the objectives you set for yourself for the end of the year, for four or five years from now, or even for a lifetime.

Action tasks

the specific tasks that you need to complete to achieve your original goal.