1. Goal Setting: From research to practice Presented by: Gretchen Bitterlin, San Diego Community College Donna Price, San Diego Community College Sylvia Ramirez, MiraCosta College

2. What the research says Adult students need support in order to persist. Students are more concerned about support than barriers. Support falls into four categories: Goal orientation Personal relationships Teachers and other students Self - efficacy

3. Goal Setting Adult learners who have specific goals are more likely to persist in their studies. The primary incentive to learner retention is learners being able to set a goal and realize some progress in reaching that goal. (Comings et al., 1999)

4. What are two strategies? Setting goals Seeing progress towards goals

5. Setting Goals Find out about students’ purposes for attending during intake or orientation and connect these purposes to their specific and broad goals. Use a variety of assessments for determining students’ skills and needs. Help students clearly identify their goals and develop an action plan to achieve those goals.

6. Progress Towards Goals Revisit goals individually or as a classroom activity. Ask students to identify ways to know they have met their goal to acknowledge success. Find ways to celebrate progress. Provide ways for students to see success early in program participation.

7. Goal Setting Lesson Plans Step by Step Goal Setting Lesson Plans by San Diego Community College District Lesson plan 1 Lesson plan 2 Lesson plan 3 Other goals

8. Goal Setting Process Goal Setting Process at MiraCosta College Individual goal setting forms Process for revisiting goals

9. MiraCosta Noncredit ESL Webpage

10. Goal Setting

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15. Advanced Level Goal Setting Form

17. Published Materials and Goal Setting Excellent English, Book 2, Chapter 12: Personal and Educational Goals, McGraw Hill Stand Out, Book 2, Chapter 8: Goals and Lifelong Learning, Heinle & Heinle Step Forward, Book 2, Chapter 1: Learning to Learn, Oxford University Press Ventures, Book 2, Unit 2: Education, Cambridge University Press

21. PowerPoint Presentation and Handouts Go to: http://www.miracosta.edu/home/ sramirez Click on Articles and Presentations