Study Skills 1

Study Skills - setting a goal

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Poll

Is this statement true for you?

"I want to do well in my exams."

• True

• False

Open Ended

How do we make sure that we get good results in our exams?

Setting goals isn't always enough

​We know what we want but we don't always know how to get it.

When we set a goal for ourselves, for example to get good results, that doesn't mean that we're going to achieve that goal. We need to make sure that our goal is SMART.

Poll

Do you know what a SMART goal is?

• I do!

• No I don't

​What do all of these words mean?

Can we come up with some SMART goals?​

​I will use duolingo to learn Irish for five minutes every day

​SMART

I want to learn Irish

​Not SMART

Example 1

​I will go on a run three days per week for the next month

​SMART

​I'll become a runner

​Not SMART

Example 2

Multiple Choice

You want to learn how to cook. Which goal is SMART?

• I will learn how to cook.

• I will cook every day.

• I will look up and try a new recipe once a week.

Multiple Choice

You want to help out at home. Which goal is SMART?

• I will empty the dishwasher every day

• I will clean the kitchen.

• I will help out at home.

Multiple Choice

SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant/Realistic, Timebound. Is the goal "I will get all As in my Christmas exams this year" a SMART goal?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Make this goal SMART: I want to read more.

Open Ended

Make this goal SMART: I want to do better in Science.

​When it comes to academic goals, the key is to start small

If you aren't studying at all, then five minutes of study is an improvement.

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Be patient and kind with yourself.​

S Digital Literacy

Remember that everything you learn is one thing less that you have left to learn!

1. Name one goal that the children mentioned that is not SMART.

2. Did the children say anything interesting or have any good advice?

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGd0gq5Fgjc

​Watch and answer

Open Ended

Name one goal that the children had that is not SMART

Open Ended

Did the children say anything interesting or have any good advice?