Target Setting

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Target Setting

• Balwearie High School 2003/04
• Pupil Talk September 2003

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Learners learn best when

• They understand clearly what they are trying to
  learn and what is expected of them
• They are given feedback about the quality of
  their work, and what they can do to make it
  better
• They are given advice about how to go about
  making improvements
• They are fully involved in deciding what needs to
  be done next, and who can give them help if they
  need it

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Why?

• Raises your expectation
• Allows your performance to be tracked
• Provides important feedback
• Allows you to achieve your full potential

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How?

• GPA (Grade Point Average)
• SQA regression lines
• Previous success in that subject
• Discussion with class teacher
• Personal reflection and ambition

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When?

• September Target Agreed
• You will be extracted five times this year by
  your guidance teacher in social education
• Two further one to one interviews with your
  guidance teacher
• Possibly two interviews with BOS
• Learning Game

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Strategies

• Log all class work, homework and Assessments
• Analysis
• Homework
• Assessments
• Identify Strengths and Weaknesses- work
  regularly on areas of weakness
• Targeted support and revision

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My Targets
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Short Term Targets

• I want to improve my spelling and punctuation.
• I want to improve my analysis in my next essay.
• I want to be able to do a percentage, a line
  graph.
• I want to memorise all my formulae

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Homework
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Assessments
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Strengths Weaknesses
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Target Setting Quality of passes increased on
average by 1 grade per pupil
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Target Setting Boys did considerably better
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Some remarkable achievements took place
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Go for it!