goal setting. objectives: you will be able to identify how goals motivate people. you will be able...
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Goal Setting
Objectives:
You will be able to identify how goals motivate people.
You will be able to identify goals for tutoring. You will be able to devise an implementation
plan.
How do Goals motivate?
Setting goals motivates: Clarifies expectations
You know what to do and when to do it You know what effort is needed Encourages persistence Improves the belief you can accomplish
the task: Self-efficacy
(Bandura, 1997 & Schunk, 1995)
Goals Must Be SMART
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Tangible/Timely
(http://www.topachievement.com/smart.html)
Goals must also be:
Accepted Participation Committed
Results Oriented Time Oriented
(Schunk, 1995; Locke & Latham, 1990)
Goals
Short term goals are more effective Achieved more quickly Have higher motivation (Bandura, 1997)
Long term goals require
breaking down into steps (Schunk, 1995)
Setting Goals Activity
Five Goals for your Tutoring Lab Three Goals for this Year Two Goals for this Semester
Goals Require:
Planning Setting a goal Deciding on strategies
Performance evaluation Monitor ourselves
Self-reflection Evaluate our progress Adjust our goals and strategies
Case Studies
Weldon & Yun (2000)
Setting of goals on the quality (accuracy) of written reports by nurse evaluators of nursing homes and homes for the developmentally disabled Setting goals was related to:
Developing of strategies to improve job performance
Improvement of job performance
Case Studies
Gibson (2001)Nursing teams in midsize hospitals (50-100 beds) in general inpatient, emergency and obstetrics/maternity wards. Individual nurses who had goal setting training
and also had high confidence gave higher quality of care.
Goal setting training increased nurses’ confidence
Goal setting training increased team confidence which improved quality of care
Implementation Plan:How to get to your Goal
An implementation plan facilitates attaining your goal: First: Choose one goal Second: Plan how to attain the goal:
When: How to get started-Day & time Where: Place What: Strategies-What I will do How:
How to persist in spite of difficulties How to resume when disrupted How long to act on the goal
Goals Activity
Implementation Plan
References
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy. Harvard Mental Health Letter, Mar97, Vol. 13 Issue 9, p4, 3p.
Locke, E. & Latham, G. (1990). A theory of goal setting and task performance. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
Locke, E. & Latham, G. (1984). Goal-setting: A Motivational Technique that works! Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
Schunk, D. (1995). Inherent details of self-regulated learning include student perceptions. Educational Psychologist, Fall95, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p213, 4p.
What are my Learning Strengths? Retrieved on January 18, 2008 from: http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/mitest.html.
West Chester University (n.d.). Learning Styles Inventory. Retrieved on January 18, 2008 from: http://www.wcupa.edu/ussss/larc/modality.asp