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 these  sample  goal  statements  as  a  model  for  your  own  short  and  long  term  goals.  
 
Goal 1: Short Term
 
 
WHAT   Improve  my  confidence  when  responding  to  questions.  
 

WHY   I  want  to  become  a  more  effective  learner  in  all  my  subjects.    
 
 
 
 
 
 
PAUSE  and  REFLECT  
Write  your  goal  as  a  single  statement.  My  goal  is:  
 
To  become  a  more  effective  learner  by  improving  how  I  respond  to  questions.    
 
 
PLAN  
Set  the  actions  for  the  goal  to  be  achieved.    
 
 
HOW   Break  each  question  I  get  in  class  down  into  small  parts.  
 
 
 
 
Focus  on  increasing  the  amount  of  questions  I  answer  on  my  own  in  class.  
 
 

Complete  all  my  homework,  focusing  mainly  on  how  I  respond  to  my  maths  
questions  on  my  own.    
 
 
Goal 2: Short Term
 
 
WHAT   Develop  my  extended  writing  skills.  
 
 

WHY   I  want  my  responses  to  clearly  reflect  my  understanding.  


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PAUSE  and  REFLECT  
Write  your  goal  as  a  single  statement.  My  goal  is:  
 
To  develop  my  extended  writing  skills  so  my  responses  clearly  reflect  my  
understanding.    
 
 
 
PLAN  
Set  the  actions  for  the  goal  to  be  achieved.    
 
 
 

HOW   Focus  on  adding  detail  to  my  writing,  especially  in  English.    
 
 
 
Improve  my  understanding  of  how  to  use  ALARM.  
 
 

Get  feedback  on  my  writing  in  different  subjects  and  apply  this  to  my  
writing.  
 
 

 
 
Goal 3: Long Term
 
 
WHAT   Increase  my  collaborative  learning  skills.  
 
Enhance  my  problem  solving  skills.  
 

WHY   I  want  to  be  an  active  member  of  Kotara  High  School.  
 
I  want  to  become  independent  learner.  
 
 
 
 
 
PAUSE  and  REFLECT  
Write  your  goal  as  a  single  statement.  My  goal  is:  
 
To  increase  my  collaborative  learning  skills  so  I  can  be  an  active  member  of  
Kotara  High  School.    
 
To  enhance  my  problem  solving  skills  so  I  become  an  effective  independent  
learner.  
 
 
PLAN  
Set  the  actions  for  the  goal  to  be  achieved.    
 
 
HOW   Contribute  more  to  class  discussions  and  group  work  activities.    
 
Work  on  breaking  down  challenging  questions  and  tasks  into  parts.  
 
Challenge  myself  to  join  more  whole  school  teams.  
 
Reflect  on  and  action  at  least  one  aspect  of  the  feedback  given  to  me  about  
my  work  and/or  assessment  task  results.    

Work  with  new  and  different  people  in  the  school.    


 
Be  positive  and  open  minded  about  attempting  difficult  questions  and  tasks  
that  don’t  have  a  clear  answer.  
 

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