Fostering SMART Goals in Your Students
A Teacher's Guide to Implementing Goal Orientation
Educators, do you strive to foster productive achievement goals in your students? Have you considered various methods to instill this mindset? Have you wondered why some of your students suceed and others fail? Well, this SMART tutorial provides educators with effective methods, supporting research and practical applications to assist in this endeavor. This tutorial system provides a systematic approach to goal setting that includes components of Dweck's theory of goal orientation.
Specific.
Measureable.
Attainable.
Realistic.
Timely.
What are SMART goals?
"Important achievements require a clear focus, all-out effort, and a bottomless trunk full of strategies."
- Carol Dweck
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By when should you achieve this goal?
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Short and long term goals
How do you know you can achieve this goal?
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Self-efficacy
What steps will you take to achieve it?
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Metacognition
Why is this goal important to you?
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Motivation and Mastery vs. Performance
What do you want to achieve?
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Mindset alignment