Personal Learning Plan (PLP)

Year: 2023
Teacher:

Assignment Title: Goal Setting VALUE: 30%

Student Name

Capabilities
 literacy
 numeracy
Assessment design criteria:
DP1 Identifying and exploring personal and
 information and
Learning Requirements: communication
learning goals and developing strategies to
1. identify, explore, and develop
achieve them. technology capability
personal and learning goals, and
strategies to achieve them DP2 Interacting with others in developing and  critical and creative
refining their strategies.
2. develop the selected capability thinking
or capabilities DP3 Developing the selected capability or
capabilities relevant to achieving their  personal and social
goals. capability
 ethical understanding
 intercultural
understanding
Task Purpose:
To explore personal and learning goals and outline effective strategies to achieve them.

Task Description:
Explore one personal/ learning goal and one career goal. Outline the strategies that you can employ to achieve these
goals. Make sure that your goals are SMART.
S- specific
M- measurable
A- attainable
R- relevant
T- timely

Once you have outlined your goals you will need to get feedback from relevant people on these goals. For example, if
you have a goal to improve your fitness you may need to talk to a sporting coach or a PE teacher to get some feedback
on your strategies. You should use the feedback you receive to make any necessary adjustments to your strategies and/or
goals.

What capability or capabilities will you need to use in order to achieve your goals?
Describe how you will need to develop the capability or capabilities (what specific skills/attributes) to achieve each of
your goals.

You can present the task in a negotiated format eg. PPT, oral presentation, video etc. Please look at the template
carefully as it covers all three assessment criteria (in bold).

Assessment Criteria
Name of student:
Assessment Type 1: Folio Assessment Type 2: Review

Understanding the
Developing Personal and Learning Goals Reviewing the Learning
Capabilities

A Clearly explains Clearly identifies personal and learning goals and Clearly reviews personal and learning goals with insightful
understanding of the purposefully explores them in detail. Develops a range reflection on the effectiveness of strategies to achieve them.
selected capability or of effective strategies to achieve them. Reviews the development of the selected capability or
capabilities, with insightful Interacts purposefully with others, in developing and capabilities, with insights into how this helps to achieve his
and detailed examples. refining strategies. or her goals.
Effectively develops the selected capability or
capabilities relevant to achieving his or her goals, in
well-planned, insightful, and/or creative ways.

B Explains understanding of Identifies personal and learning goals and explores Reviews personal and learning goals, with some insights
the selected capability or them in some detail. Develops some effective strategies into the effectiveness of strategies to achieve them.
capabilities, with some to achieve them. Reviews the development of the selected capability or
detailed examples. Generally interacts effectively with others, in developing capabilities, with some ideas about how this helps to
and refining strategies. achieve his or her goals.
Develops the selected capability or capabilities relevant
to achieving his or her goals, in a way that is mostly
effective, and generally organised or creative.

C Gives some explanation of Identifies personal and learning goals and explores Reviews personal and learning goals, with some reflection
what the selected some aspects of these goals. Develops at least one on the effectiveness of the strategy or strategies to achieve
capability or capabilities effective strategy to achieve them. them.
are, with brief examples. Interacts with others, in developing and making some Reviews the development of the selected capability or
refinement to strategies. capabilities, with an idea about how this helps to achieve
Develops the selected capability or capabilities relevant his or her goals.
to achieving his or her goals, in a way that has some
effectiveness, and some organisation or creativity.

D Gives some basic Identifies one or more personal or learning goals and Describes one or more personal or learning goals with some
description of the selected locates some information that may be relevant to the recount of learning in the subject.
capability or capabilities, goal(s). Describes aspects of a possible strategy that may Describes own participation in an activity to develop the
with limited examples. help to achieve the goal(s). selected capability or capabilities, with a vague link to
Interacts with others with limited effectiveness, to talk goals.
about possible strategies.
Develops an aspect of the selected capability or
capabilities, with partial effectiveness. The relevance to
the goal(s) may not be clear.

E Attempts to describe at Identifies a personal or learning goal without any Gives limited responses to questions about learning in the
least one capability and realistic strategies to achieve it. Attempts to locate subject.
give an example. information that may be relevant to the goal. Gives limited responses to questions about own
Gives limited responses to questions from others about participation in an activity to develop the selected
possible strategies. capability or capabilities. Makes a superficial statement
Attempts to develop an aspect of the selected capability about a selected capability in attempting to identify a link to
or capabilities, with limited effectiveness or relevance to a goal.
the goal.

Overall Grade: Comment

Goal Setting Task Template
Exploring Goals and setting personal and learning goals

Go through the goal setting power point in the resources tab.

After watching the PowerPoint identify what the acronym for SMART means?
S- Specific
M- Measurable
A- Attainable
R-Relevant
T-Timebound

Identify a range of different goals by listing things that you hope to achieve related to the
following:

Goals Related to my schooling and education.

 Get into Georgetown university
 Get a Master’s Degree
 Achieve an ATAR of 90.00 or above
 Securing a scholarship
Goals related to my physical and mental health.
 Be fit
 Being regular at the gym
 Being mostly stress-free
 Learning to communicate more effectively for better mental health
 Having my family around me
Goals related to my personal interests.
 Become some sort of dancer/professional dancer (either contemporary dance or classical
Indian dance)
 Learn to play two instruments – guitar and keyboard
 Practice cooking and being a good cook
 Being fluent in German
Financial and Material Goals
 Buying a 3-storey house
 Having a maximum of 3 cars
 Being financially independent through a full-time job/ family business
 Settle down in either Australia, Germany or Singapore

Setting Goals
Now select the two goals that mean the most to you and explore strategies to achieve them.

Goal 1: Get into Georgetown University

List the goal you are focussing on: Get admission into Georgetown University
My goal is SMART because:
S- I have a specific university I want to go to
M-I can measure the goal by either getting into the university or being unable to get into it
A- If I work hard for an excellent ATAR, a good scholarship and extracurricular activities, I can attain
my goal
R- The goal is relevant to my other long-term goals, such as pursuing my master’s degree and
getting a good job. Afterward, these goals will help me to achieve my financial goals later on in life.
T- I am still in high school. I have a sufficient amount of time to work hard and study at my dream
university

My goal is important to me because…

  How will achieving this goal affect your life?
- If I achieve this goal, it will help me to pursue a master’s degree after my bachelor’s and
after that, will help me to get a well-paid job or start my own business
 How will this goal help me achieve success?
- I will achieve success when I finally reach my financial goals later on in life. Through
getting a good education at a reputable university, I will be able to earn enough to meet
my financial goals and in turn, my other goals as well.

What are the strategies/ steps I need to take to accomplish this goal?
- Firstly, I have to work hard and get an ATAR of 90.00 or above. In order for that to
happen, I have to build an effective study routine, follow it regularly, and always be on
track in terms of my academics. I also need to take care of my mental and physical
health so that I am able to follow these steps for my desired ATAR. University
applications are also very important to look into. Doing some research on them will also
benefit me at the time when I will be preparing my applications
What do I need to do? When do I need to do it by?
- I have to make a study routine right away and follow it. I need to make sure it will be
effective. In addition, I have to involve myself regularly with volunteering, dance, and
German which will serve as my main out-of-school activities. I need to have a substantial
amount of record in terms of all the three activities mentioned by July 2024. My study
routine needs to be prepared now.
Which of these steps can you take/ enact now? How will you enact these?
- I can build a study routine for myself and start practicing it now. For volunteering, I can
contact the Red Cross to become involved with them. I would have to join NT Dance
Company to carry on with my passion for dancing. Lastly, I need to make the most out of
online resources to learn German and be fluent in it.
Are there any challenges you need to overcome that may prevent you from being successful?
- There might be work pressure, procrastination, or any kind of mental exhaustion that
may take place during the process. However, I believe through a healthy mental state
and family support, I can overcome these.

Identify the capabilities that you think will help you achieve this goal and explain how they could
help you.
 Literacy – This capability will help me in terms of academics such as subjects like English and
Science. It will also help me with university applications. Overall, possessing a good literacy
level will help me in various things.
 Numeracy – As I want to pursue a bachelor’s degree related to mathematics, the numeracy
capability will certainly help me to achieve my goals in math subjects, specifically in math
methods.
 information and communication technology capability
 critical and creative thinking
 personal and social capability- Since I have some out-of-school activities I want to be involved
with, being able to socialize and communicate with people will be essential. Whether in
volunteering or speaking section of German, this capability will help me to serve the
community, as well as, benefit myself.
 ethical understanding
 intercultural understanding

Discuss your goal with a relevant person by asking them the questions below. Record their
feedback/advice.
Name of person giving feedback: My uncle Their job/role: A lecturer at CDU

 How effective are my goal strategies?

- He commented that they are almost effective but I need to consider doing some other
things to make my plans a quite effective one.

 Are there things I have not considered that may assist me in achieving my goal?
- I also need to start looking at university applications

 Are there any roadblocks that I haven’t considered that may hinder me achieving this goal?

Do you wish to refine your goal in any way after completing this goal setting activity? If so,
rewrite your goal now and explain the changes you made and why.

Now select the second goal that mean the most to you and explore strategies to achieve them.
Goal 2:

List the goal you are focussing on:

My goal is SMART because:

S-
M-
A-
R-
T-

My goal is important to me because…

 How will achieving this goal effect your life?
 How will this goal help me achieve success?

What are the strategies/ steps I need to take to accomplish this goal?
What do I need to do? When do I need to do it by?

Which of these steps can you take/ enact now? How will you enact these?

Are there any challenges you need to overcome that may prevent you from being successful?
Identify the capabilities that you think will help you achieve this goal and explain how they could
help you.
 literacy
 numeracy
 information and communication technology capability
 critical and creative thinking
 personal and social capability
 ethical understanding
 intercultural understanding

Discuss your goal with a relevant person by asking them the questions below. Record their
feedback/advice.
Name of person giving feedback: Their job/role:

 How effective are my goal strategies?

 Are there things I have not considered that may assist me in achieving my goal?

 Are there any roadblocks that I haven’t considered that may hinder me achieving this goal?

Do you wish to refine your goal in any way after completing this goal setting activity? If so,
rewrite your goal now and explain the changes you made and why.

Has this activity helped you in making progress towards your goal? How or how not?