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5.1 Progress towards end-of-course goals and objectives is identified 5.2 //** Factors which contributed to success **// in meeting goals are determined 5.3 //** Barriers **// to success are noted 5.4 Learning strategies which can be applied to other contexts 5.5 Individual learning plan is amended as needed 1. How would you compare your Current skills and knowledge compared with earlier identified learning goals? 2. Has the research projects and online questionnaire assisted to help you identify your preferred personal learning styles? 3. Have you applied your preferred learning styles? 4. Did the assessment tasks (research projects & activities book) allow you to access your preferred learning styles? 5. If not what type of assessments / tasks would suit your preferred learning styles? Eg oral presentations, group work, community projects? 6. Would you prefer the flexibility of working on the learning plan activity booklet in your own time or to work task by task in class? 7. How much have you completed? None- 10%, 10-40%, 50-70%, 80- 90% finished 8. What stage are you at and why? 9. Did you have problems with it? 10. What sections did you find difficult? 11. Did you ask for assistance? 12. What did you think of the learning plan activity booklet? ·  To easy ·  To hard ·  Boring ·  Couldn’t see relevance ·  Other …. 13. Open your //setting SMART Goals// document. Copy & paste your learning goal(s) below. NOTE: your learning goals not life goals. 14. Analyse your goal setting in self reflection. The following headings/ questions may help. 15. What was one of your main learning goals? 16. Why did you choose it? ·  a skill I needed to improve ·  it would be useful in the future/ further studies/ job ·  for my own confidence ·  other … 17.  Is it still your goal(s) or has it changed? What is it now? How was it changed/ modified / broken down? 18.  Did you dedicate time for your learning goals or where they achieved through general activities/ tasks? 19. What changes did you make to your SMART learning goal? 20. Did strategies / methods to achieve it change? How & why? 21. Did the time frame / time allocation change? How & why? 22. Where your goals truly SMART? ·  Specific? ·  Measurable? ·  Achievable? ·  Realistic? ·  Timely? Within a reasonable time? 23. Were your learning goals hard to stick to? Why? Suggestions? 24. Were there barriers that prevented you from achieving some of your goals? (ie what were some of the difficulties?) list & explain. 25. What are some barriers and strategies to overcome them? 26. Will you be continuing with your learning goal? An element of it or a new learning goal? Explain. 27. If you were going to rewrite your SMART goals what would it be now? 28. What advice would you give future students about setting learning goals? 29. How will you now approach your learning goals in the future? Are there any ‘setting of goals’ steps and tips you would try to follow/ set for yourself in the next stage of your learning journey? 30. How will you check you have stayed on track of your learning goal? 31. What tools of self management and self assessment could / would you use? 1. What was your research topic? 2. Why did you choose that topic? a) interest (mild or serious?)    b)  “good for me” c) I will use the information    d)  It will be useful in the future e) Other…    3.  Create an outline of the steps you took in your research. Review your tasks. Analyse the process. Did the tasks / steps happen as you had planned, were there extra steps, what took longer than expected?    4.  Did your topic change? How/ why? What were other topics you considered and how did you make your final decision?    5.  Did your topic hold your interest until completion? Why/ why not?    6.  What was difficult in the research process?    a)  topic too big b) topic too small    c)  couldn’t decide on areas/ sub topics/ categories d) not enough information    e)  too much information f) language difficult    g)  difficulty summarising points/ information 7. what sources of information did you use? 8. What types of sources of information did you most enjoy using? Eg internet, books, journals, pamphlets… 9. If you were to give advice to future students, what would you tell them about ‘ research’? a) choosing a topic    b)  the research process c) writing up your research    d)  proofing and editing 10.  How long, approximately did each step above take you? 11. What did you learn in each of the above steps? 12. What did you learn about yourself as a self –directed learner, in the way that you approached the tasks/ steps? a) the topic    b)  the research c) locating information    d)  digesting information e) reading strategies    f)  writing drafts g) editing & proof reading    h)  presentation 13.  In the future you may have to research other topics. What skills as a self- learner will be transferable? 14.  What strategies would you use in the future to approach a research task & what would you be mindful of? 15.  For future research would you prefer: a) to choose your own area/ topic of research    b)  be given several options/choices c) work in a team ( how might this work?)    d)  be given the topic e) be given a general area    16.   Compare your 2 research projects from learning to learn. (a career & your topic)    a)  compare the process b) compare the research gathering    c)  compare the writing process 17. Which research topic was harder, why? 18. Which was more enjoyable, why? 19. 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