Goal-Setting Instruction: A Step-by-Step Guide for High School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 286-293
Author(s):  
Sara Estrapala ◽  
Deborah K. Reed
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Life Skill ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Behavior

Teaching self-determination skills to students with disabilities can improve both behavior and academic achievement while having a lasting impact on life outcomes. Specifically, goal setting is a highly useful and transferrable life skill that can enhance motivation, increase access to curriculum, and promote independence while improving academics and behavior. Unfortunately, students with disabilities are often not provided with adequate instruction to learn and practice goal-setting skills in school. To that end, this article presents a step-by-step guide for teachers to explicitly teach high school students with disabilities how to self-set goals to improve their behavior and academic achievement.

scholarly journals Schoolchildren Determination in Kazakhstan: Condition Analysis and Project Suggestions

2020 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 09008
Author(s):  
Saule Kupeshova ◽  
Almira Zhumagaziyeva ◽  
Gulzhihan Smagulova ◽  
Yerkezhan Meirkhanova
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Potential Outcomes ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Labor Market Conditions ◽  
Market Formation ◽  
Clear Vision

In accordance with data from the labor market formation (nearest past) in Kazakhstan, the prevalence of some jobs over the others can be put into the question. However, the following hypothesis might be stated in advance: do high school students possess a clear vision of current labor market conditions and make their choice consciously with the help of objective information? Judging by the first glance, the hypothesis might be proven false, therefore, a deeper research with respect to both theoretical and empirical evidence is to be analyzed, as is discussed below.Firstly, it should be taken into account, that the question of self-determination has been put into question by various researchers, however, the area remains largely understudied. For example, according to Wrigth, a larger share of schoolchildren demonstrates a tendency towards changing a major for one or more times, however, the explanatory causes of such behavior have been largely uncertain (Wrigth, 2018). It should be noted, that such behavior can be also attributed to Kazakhstan situation, which has further consequences of inappropriate labor market performance. Therefore, the intention of this article is to analyze the situation of schoolchildren determination in Kazakhstan, and to propose potential areas of development. Further, the intention is an attempt to improve the life outcomes of schoolchildren and students via investigation of such factors as major and occupation selection, most important motives and potential outcomes, that could be eventually used for social development, such as higher information policies, enhancement of school and university administration and schoolchildren decisions

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