Interest Inventory
By: Carroll, Mary
Instance of: Goal Setting (Old Version)
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Goal setting is focusing on your own improvement by identifying goals that are important to you and based on data or input.
The graph shows your students' self-rated behaviors on the three components of goal setting:
1. Meaningful to You
2. Focused on Personal Improvement
3. Based on Data/Input
The graph provides average ratings for all items within a component, and the table displays the number of students that selected each rating for individual items.
| NOT Like Me |
VERY Like Me |
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| Question | Topic | Reversed? | Average | Reverse Corrected Average | #1 Cnt | #2 Cnt | #3 Cnt | #4 Cnt | #5 Cnt |
| 1. I set short-term goals for myself such as finishing all my homework this week or finding transportation to the football game. | SC | NO | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2. I set long-term goals for myself such as earning a college degree or entering a career. | SC | NO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3. I set goals to achieve what I think is important. | SC | NO | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. I imagine what life will be like when I reach my goal. | SC | NO | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5. My goals help keep me organized and focused. | SC | NO | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6. My goals are meaningful to me. | Mastery | NO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7. My goals are based on my own interests and plans for the future. | Mastery | NO | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. I have a hard time setting goals for myself. | Mastery | YES | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. My goals are mostly based on what my family or teachers think is important. | Mastery | YES | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10. I am always trying to learn something new. | Mastery | NO | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11. I push myself to improve my skills. | Mastery | NO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12. When I am learning something, I make small goals to track my progress. | Mastery | NO | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 13. Winning means everything to me. | Mastery | YES | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14. Even though I want to win,I'm pleased if I have improved. | Mastery | NO | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15. I care about doing better than other people. | Mastery | YES | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. Based on everything I know about myself, I believe I can achieve my goals. | Data | NO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17. I research what it takes to achieve a goal before I set it. | Data | NO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18. When I set goals, I think about barriers that might get in my way. | Data | NO | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19. When I fail or don't do well at something, I learn from my mistakes. | Data | NO | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20. I can accurately predict my grade on tests. | Data | NO | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21. My past performance lets me know when I need to try a new strategy. | Data | NO | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22. When my parent or teacher tells me I can do something, I am motivated to accomplish it. | Data | NO | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23. When I set a goal, I meet it. | Data | NO | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 24. I set goals that I have no chance of achieving. | Data | YES | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Average With Reverse Questions Flipped | 3.5 OR (62.5%) | ||||||||
