Name: Riki Shirayama
Goal Setting in Grade 9-‐10 Yokohama International School
Step 1: Identifying strengths and areas for improvement •
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Think about your achievement last year in school and in the first few weeks of this school year and make a list of your strengths as well as areas for improvement. List them in the table below.
Strengths: I think logically, and tackle challenging problems to improve on whatever I am doing. Areas for improvement:
To start with home-‐based work quicker, e.g. start homework as soon as I get home
Step 2: Organizing the information
Looking at the table, identify the top 3 strengths and the top 3 areas for improvement.
1. to start homework quicker
1. thing logical 2. not leaving assignments to the last minute
2. tackle challenging things
3. to concentrate on whatever I am doing
3. commit to one thing at a time
Name: Riki Shirayama
Step 3: Identifying my goals Over the next semester, I want to …. (Improve in essay writing ) Aim for three achievable goals over the next semester. Be very specific in your goals. Do not state, “I want to do better” or “I want better grades”. Be specific about what you would like to improve. For example, “I would like to improve my understanding of the concept of change in Humanities or “I would like to learn 100 new words in French.” Goal #1:
Over the next semester, I want to improve in essay writing Goal #2:
Over the next semester, I want to be ready for the SAT in March Goal #3:
Over the next semester, I want to be organized in my assignments and home works
Step 4: Developing strategies to achieve my goals and ways of measuring them to know if I have achieved them. For example: Goal# 1: Over the next semester, I want be less distracted by my computer. To achieve this goal I will … (these are my strategies) 1. Make eye contact with the person who is speaking 2. Close the computer down even if the teacher hasn’t told me to do so because I know that I listen better that way 3. Never have anything open which the teacher hasn’t asked me to open I will know I have reached my goal when… • •
These are how I will measure whether I have achieved it See Y Chart on PPT slide to help you
Name: Riki Shirayama
Step 4: Developing strategies Goal # 1: To achieve this goal I will… Step 1 try to write as many essays as I can
Step 2 ask teachers for help
Step 3 learn more vocabulary
I will know that I have reached my goal when . . . I get better grades.
Goal # 2: To achieve this goal I will…
Name: Riki Shirayama
Step 1 use the SAT study guide to practice Step 2 to consistently use the practice guide. Step 3 I will know that I have reached my goal when . . . It feels like… I am ready for SAT It sounds like… It looks like….
Goal # 3: To achieve this goal I will… Step 1 use the computer effectively to plan my week days and week ends
Name: Riki Shirayama
Step 2 to do the assignments that I am not very good/sure of first, instead of ones that I am confident of Step 3 to be prepared for any new assignments, so I can deal with it on the day it is assigned I will know that I have reached my goal when . . .
It feels like… I have more free time, because I can get my home work done earlier in the day, or done the day before. It sounds like… It looks like….