Goals should be self-chosen because goals that set up by your parents, teachers and friends may not always work for you. You still need to find your own inner goals and decided what you want to achieve. If you set your own goals, you will be motivated as it is your own decision and you’re not being forced by somebody. 

 Goals should be moderately challenging because what use of goals if you achieve it without using your effort. One way to set the goal moderately is to consider what you have done in the past. Goals also can always be revised. If you think you can achieve more than your goal setting, why not you try it? 

Goals should be realistic because you need to think whether you can achieve it or not. For example, it would be realistic if you expect that you can get B+ for Calculus if your math since high is weak as you never achieve grades more than C. You must carefully your chances of achieving each goals to set a realistic goals.

A goal is measurable if you can determine whether you reached it. It would be difficult to determine whether you achieved your goal if you just wanted to ‘do well in a course’. It would be much easier to be measure your success if you had aimed an A grade.

Your goals should be specific because the more specific your goals are the more motivated you’ll be to achieve them. For example, Getting B in College Algebra is specific but getting good grade in College Algebra is not.

In others word, goals are things that we want to achieve and we aim for because we pursue a course with our action.  We can make your academic performance by learning to set goals that motivate you to do well and that will increase your chance for success.

Goals need to have a limited time frame. For example, if a paper is due by Friday, you need to have done it before Friday. However you may decided to have done it before Wednesday so that you can prepare your big Biology exam on Friday. It is important to set deadlines for all of your goals.

Negative goal statement tend to make you feel that you can’t really be successful because the goals aren’t motivating you. For example, “I don’t want to get lower than a C in any of my classes” or “I won’t go to dinner until I get this calculus work done”. You’ll always do better if you are working toward something as you have a Positive attitude. Avoid to use the words try, think, hope and don’t.

 

Answer the questions to the best of your ability. Mark a YES or NO response.

YES   NO

Use phrases like : “I ‘ve got a handle on it,” “I’m up against the  wall,” or I have a feeling that…”

YES    NO
• I have musical ability.

Long-term goals are the objective that you set for yourself for the end of the year, for four or five years from now or even for a lifetime. For example, getting married, get the title Ir for engineer or get the title C.A for accountants.

Short-term goals can be set up for an-hour from now, for the end of the day, week, month or term (or semester). For example, completing the reading assignments, writing an essay, getting B in a course or getting Dean’s list for that semester. Your short-term goals sometimes can be step toward achieving the long-term goals you’ve set for yourself.

Time management is the process of planning and controlling how much time to spend on specific activities. Good time management enables an individual to complete more in a shorter period of time, lowers stress, and leads to career success.

Good time management allows you to accomplish more in a shorter period of time, which leads to more free time, which lets you take advantage of learning opportunities, lowers your stress, and helps you focus, which leads to more career success. Each benefit of time management improves another aspect of your life.

• What strategy do you use to remember the colours of the rainbow?

I myself have struggled to memories rainbow colour when i was little.  However, a few simple memory tricks can help you better remember the colors. My old friends teach me the easier ways to remember rainbow colour name. Using Mnemonic Devices Involving Letters.This ways really helps me in memory rainbow colours

learning is an extremely important and personal experience for people of all ages. Years ago, there was an assumption that everyone learned new material the same way. But over time, research discovered there are a number of different types of learning styles and different ways that humans retain and process information.

The more you know about these different types of learning styles, the more prepared you will be to help yourself (or your children) learn a new skill, idea, language, or concept—no matter what the material may be.

While every individual is unique and everyone processes information at their own pace and in their own way, research has discovered there are seven types of learning styles or categories that everyone falls into.

Here are the 7 types of learning styles:

As the name suggests, visual learners are those that learn best when they have an image or cue to help them process the information. They may also need to map out or write out their thoughts in order to really process what they are thinking.

For example, a visual learner in a writing class may process the information better by seeing a movie clip of how a film adapts the literature it was based on, instead of listening to the literature being read aloud.

You are a visual learner if: You prefer pictures, images, and mind maps to help you process information.

Aural learning is a unique type of learning style, but it is used to classify those who respond primarily to sound. Unsurprisingly, most musicians are aural learners. This is a learning style that isn’t often addressed in many schools because it can be hard to teach outside of music class. These are also individuals who respond best to things such as binaural beats.

For example, a song that helps you remember the alphabetical order of all the states is a way to tap into aural learning styles.

You are an aural learner if: You prefer learning through rhythms or tend to use clever rhymes to remember something.

Verbal learners learn best both under verbal instruction and writing. They typically excel with both. These learners are typically those that go into public speaking, writing, journalism, and debating.

For example, reading definitions of a word aloud or writing them down a few times, are ways for verbal learners to process information.

You are a verbal learner if: You need to read content aloud to learn something or prefer to have someone speak the information to you so you can process it.

If you are someone who likes getting their hands dirty, then you are likely a physical learner. Physical learners are extremely animated and always need to be moving. They learn best by going through the motions of what they are learning.

For example, if something is bothering you or you are trying to wrap your head around a concept, you would rather go for a run or walk than sit down and figure it out.

You are a physical learner if: You don’t learn something until you do it, and need to draw out your own diagrams or role play to learn new information. You may also be constantly in motion and speak with your hands.

Most logical thinkers end up being engineers, mathematicians, or pursuing the sciences. This is because they have a very unique way of learning. They are the individuals who want to understand the reason behind content or skills and tend to enjoy games like chess and doing brainteasers.

For example, those who prefer making a neat and organized list while studying and extracting key points from material for these lists are typically logical learners.

You are a logical learner if: You can learn something only when you understand the bigger picture, along with the logic, reasoning and systems behind that concept.

As the name suggests, social learners are natural group workers. For students, these are the individuals that seem to be involved in every extracurricular activity. For adults, they are the individuals that like to be engaged with others, work on teams, and ask their peers for feedback in order to learn.

For example, in school when teachers assign group projects, it is often a way to appeal to social learners.

You are a social learner if: You prefer to work with other people and find you learn best in groups.

Solitary learners are individuals who simply prefer to learn on their own and keep to themselves. In most situations, this is a learning style for socially introverted people—but not always. There are some people who are extroverts in social situations but prefer to be alone when they are trying to learn. They also tend to be concerned with goals and outcomes.

For example, someone who reads self-help books to develop a deeper understanding of themselves is often a solitary learner.

So, now that you know what learning style you fall under, what can you do with this information?

If you know what learning style (or styles) that you have, you can start applying this to your everyday life, even if you’re no longer in school.

While you can’t always ask someone in a meeting to sing a rhythmic song for you so that you remember the information better, you can start using these learning techniques in your everyday life to grasp concepts faster, better, and with greater ease.

There is no wrong way to learn. And even if it may seem strange to others, you need to play to your strengths when trying to learn a new concept so that it really sticks.

By being more aware of how it is that you learn, you may find that you develop new interests, start retaining information from beneficial books better, or that you remember new names and pick up new skills even faster.

Here are some reason why cause of poor concentration.

Reading academic material is different from general task.We must have our own strategies to remember all information.

One thing that most of the successful students have in common is that they use a note-taking method. A note-taking method will help you to prepare before the lecture and to review key concepts after a class. It will help you to stay focused during the lecture to pay attention and actively participate. It will help you to organise your notes properly so that you don’t have to worry about losing the overview once you get back to them to prepare for an exam. In this article, we give an overview of the best note-taking methods for college students, on how to apply them and when you should or shouldn’t use them.

Of course, this guide will also come in handy if you’re not a college student but want to improve the way you take your notes.

The Outline method is one of the best and most popular note-taking methods for college students. It lets you organize your notes in a structured form, helping you save a lot of time for further reviewing and editing. As the name suggests, this method requires you to structure your notes in form of an outline by using bullet points to represent different topics and their subtopics. Start writing main topics on the far left of the page and add related subtopic in bullet points below using indents.

This method can be used in a variety of situations but works best if the lecture or class follows a relatively clear structure.

Concentration chart is an image that can improve your concentration.It also can improve our memory

READING/ STUDY SYSTEM.

Reading academic material is different from general task.We must have our own strategies to remember all information.

We’ve written about the Cornell Method in one of our previous blog articles. It is a unique note-taking method that finds its application in a variety of situations. What differentiates it from other methods is the page layout. The page is divided into three or four sections starting from one row at the top for title and date (optional) and one at the bottom along with two columns in the center. 30% of width should be kept in the left column while the remaining 70% for the right column.
All notes from the class go into the main note-taking column. The smaller column on the left side is for comments, questions or hints about the actual notes. After the lecture, you should take a moment to summarise the main ideas of the page in the section at the bottom which will speed up your reviewing and studying process immensely. The best part is that many people already remember and digest the information while they write a summary like this.

The Cornell method is ideal for all types of lectures or even meetings.

This method might be still widely unknown but gains increasing popularity. The term “Boxing Method” has been coined by one of our users, who has written about how she uses the method in a previous article on the GoodNotes blog. All notes that are related to each other are grouped together in a box. A dedicated box is assigned for each section of notes which cuts down the time needed for reading and reviewing. iPad note-taking apps like our app GoodNotes are especially helpful for this method because content on the page can be reordered or resized subsequently. That way, you can just write down notes as you would normally do and then reorder them afterward to assign them to particular boxes. Digital note-taking also allows you to zoom in on the page, which helps to focus on one topic at a time during the review.

This method works best if you have a class/session that is split into different sections that are still related in a sense.

It is an ideal method for notes that involve a lot of information in theform of facts and statistics, that need to be learned by heart. The information will be organized in several columns, similar to a table or spreadsheet. Each column represents a unique category which makes the rows easily comparable. A great example of the charting method would be a summary of this article

When should you use this note-taking method

This is also one of the most-effective note-taking methods for college students when it comes to jotting down heavy content which includes stats and other information. It also works great when you want to cut down on the amount of time you spend on editing and reviewing during test time. We suggest using the method when you need to memorize a lot of information but don’t recommend to apply it during classes or lectures. Creating charts with the charting methods takes time. It makes sense to use this method when summarising whole lectures as a preparation for exams or during intensive study sessions.

When the lecture content is intense, the mapping method works best. It helps organize your notes by dividing them into branches, enabling you to establish relationships between the topics. Start with writing the main topic at the top of the map. Keep dividing it into subtopics on the left and right as you go down.

This technique works best when the lecture content is heavy and you need to organize it in a structured and easy form. It can also be used when you have no idea about the content of the lecture to be presented.

Grade point average GPA is an abbreviation for “grade point average,” which is typically calculated by adding all the numbered grades you’ve received and dividing them by the number of credits you’ve taken. In high school, it’s simply a matter of tallying your grades and dividing that total by the number of classes.