SMART Goals
What Does A in S.M.A.R.T Goals stand for?
Achievable: stretch and challenging goals within ability to achieve outcome.
What is Listing Method
Listing of ideas as they are presented. Lists may be short phrases or complete paragraphs describing ideas in more detail
What are the Five Smart Ways to Highlight
1. Read carefully first
2. Make choices about what to highlight
3. Recite
4. Underline, then highlight
5. Use highlighting to check your comprehension
What is are you physically prepared?
Make sure you are getting enough sleep and eating nutritious meals, including
breakfast. It’s hard to focus on learning when you’re hungry.
● Make sure you have all materials you’ll need for class
● Be punctual.
● Clear away all other distractions before the instructor starts.
What Does R in S.M.A.R.T Goals stand for?
Relevant: How does the goal tie into your key responsibilities?
What is Outline Method?
Most important ideas along the left margin, which are numbered. Supporting ideas to these main concepts are indented & are noted with
capital letters. Under each of these ideas, further detail can be added, designated with an Arabic number, a lowercase letter, & so forth
What is preparing to Read?
● Look at the table of contents
● Preview
○ Survey the entire assignment
○ Flip through the pages of the text
○ Keep preview short
○ Read summary statements
What is Are you Really Listening?
● Get your mind in the right space.
● Get yourself in the right space.
● Focus on what is being said.
● Look for signals.
● Listen for what is not being said.
● Sort the information.
● Take notes.
● Ask questions.
What Does M in S.M.A.R.T Goals stand for?
How will you demonstrate and evaluate the extent to which the goal has been met?
What is Concept Maps/Mind-Map Method?
Place a central idea in the center of the page and then add lines and new circles in the page for new ideas. Use arrows & lines to connect the various
ideas
What is Read?
● Think about the relationships among
section titles, boldface words, and graphics.
● Skim quickly over parts of the section that
are not related to the key questions.
● Can you define the keywords used in the
text?
What is ask questions?
Be prepared.
● Position yourself for success.
● Don’t wait. Ask your questions as soon as the instructor has finished a thought.
● In a lecture class, write your questions down.
● Ask specific questions.
● Don’t ask questions for the sake of asking questions.
What Does T in S.M.A.R.T Goals stand for?
Time-bound: Set or more target dates, the "by when" to guide your goal to successful and timely completion.
What is Cornell Method Method?
Two-column approach. The left column takes up no more than a third of the page and is often referred to as the “cue” or “recall” column. The right column
is used for taking notes using any of the methods
described above or a combination of them.
What is Reviewing?
Review again
● Review weekly or monthly
● Look over your notes
● Read highlighted parts of your text
● Recite complicated points
● Be prepared and you can review
anytime, anywhere
● Consider re-reading difficult material
What are Active Listing Skills?
Prepare
Absorb New Ideas (Listening)
Record (Take Notes)
Review/Apply