Question : What Should Be Your Study Goal?

Answer :

Ask yourself: what do you need to do to achieve this? Write it down! These are your study goals. Can they be achieved? If so, what do you need to do? This may include various goal setting activities in order to achieve your study objectives. If not, why not? What is stopping you? How can this be overcome? By breaking your study goals down into manageable study tasks, by setting performance goals, you will be better able to assess where you should apply your energies most.

• The benefits of students setting study goals and study tasks are numerous. Your study immediately becomes more productive as you know exactly what you should be doing, when you should be doing it and how long it will take you. You will get a better return on investment than if you simply opened a book and started to study a topic. You become more productive and your study is of a higher quality- it’s a win-win.
• Students who set study goals and objectives are guaranteed to perform better and get better results as they can focus on the study goals they have set for themselves and actions to achieve those study goals.
• Getting organised is the first step you will need to achieve exam success, so make sure you invest the time at the beginning in outlining what you need to do, and importantly, why you want to achieve it by setting study goals which are achievable and manageable!