LibGuides: Study Skills: Goal Setting

If you want to improve your study skills and grades it's important to set yourself some study goals. These goals will help to boost your motivation and reduce procrastination. Having a clear objective helps you to focus your mind and encourages you to get back on track if you slip up.

Goal setting is working out...WHAT you will do? WHY you will do it? When you will do it? HOW you will do it?

Academic Skills - Goal setting
Would you set out on a journey without a plan of where you’re going and a map of how to get there? You could end up anywhere—even back where you started! Planning (goal setting) where you want your studies to take you and how you’re going to get there puts you in control and gives you a greater chance of success.

Define your goals
It’s become something of a cliche, but it still works. Write SMART goals. Actually, make that SMARTER goals.