Question

Use the drop-down menus to select the type of goal described in each statement. I want to finish all of my social studies homework by dinner. I want to graduate in three years in the top 15% of my class. I want to earn a good grade on my math test tomorrow. I want to qualify for Honors Spanish next year.

Answer 1

Answer:

I want to finish all of my social studies homework by dinner. - Short term goal.

Short term goals are targets that are to be achieved in the near and immediate future such as in a day or in a week. As the goal listed is to be done on the same day, it is a short term goal.

I want to graduate in three years in the top 15% of my class.  - Normative Goal

Normative goals are the goals people set based on what society looks upon as desirable and a good thing to do. Academic excellence is a normative goal as it is looked upon favorably by society.

I want to earn a good grade on my math test tomorrow. - Intrapersonal goals.

Intrapersonal goals are goals that we set within ourselves to motivate ourselves to do better. The writer here wants to do a good job in the math test which makes it intrapersonal.

I want to qualify for Honors Spanish next year. - Long term goal

A long term goal is one that is to be achieved in the future most likely after a period of a year. Qualifying for an Honors in Spanish in the next year is therefore a long term goal.