Study Skills 3

Heather Breckenridge Student Name:

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Goal Setting 1: Where Does Your Time Go?

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Write down a list of things you do during one week. Write down how much
time you spend doing each (you have 168 hours in one week). Some ideas might
be: studying, sleeping, eating, going to classes, doing homework, relaxing, watching
TV, socializing with friends, emailing/chatting online, talking to family or friends on the
phone, exercising, doing hobbies, participating in religious activities, etc.
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Create a “pie” graph, which shows how you divide your time during the week.

Now, write down a list of things you NEED TO DO during one week to achieve
your goals. For example, if you want to get all A’s in your classes, you need to study
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more. If you only spend 1 hour studying (for 1 hour of class time), that’s not enough! For
college classes, you SHOULD study about 2-4 hours (for 1 hour of class time)!!!

1. __________________________________ Hours per week: ______________

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Create a “pie” graph, which shows how you SHOULD divide your time for one week.

*Plan to spend 2-4 hours studying for every hour of class. For example: for 20 hours of
class, you should plan to study 20-30 hours per week.

A. Academic Goal:
The subject I want to work on the most this semester is
___________________________________.
I want to work on this subject because
__________________________________________________.
This is the grade for this class: __________
I can reach this goal, but I must do the following: (for example: I will study 2 hours everyday. I
will go to class early. I will talk to my teacher if I don’t understand. I will practice reading (etc.) every
morning. I will….)
Step 1: _______________________________________________________________
Step 2: _______________________________________________________________
Step 3: _______________________________________________________________

A. Academic Goal:
Another subject I want to work on this semester is ___________________________________.
I want to work on this subject because
__________________________________________________.
This is the grade for this class: __________
I can reach this goal, but I must do the following:
Step 1: _______________________________________________________________
Step 2: _______________________________________________________________
Step 3: _______________________________________________________________

B. Organization Goal:
The organizational goal I want to work on is ____________________________.
I want to work on organization because
_________________________________________________.
This is how I can reach this goal (for example: Every night I will write a list of things to do for the
next day. I will check my calendar everyday. I will plan ahead for class projects & tests. I will plan a study
schedule. Etc.):
Step 1: _______________________________________________________________
Step 2: _______________________________________________________________
Step 3: _______________________________________________________________

B. Attendance Goal:
The attendance goal I want to work on is _____________________________________.
I want to work on this because ________________________________________________________.
This is how I believe I can reach this goal (for example: I will set my alarm clock(s) before I go to
bed. I will take good care of my health, so I won’t get sick. I will always plan extra time to get to class,
etc.):

Step 1: _______________________________________________________________
Step 2: _______________________________________________________________
Step 3: _______________________________________________________________