Emphasize Learning Goals

Learning goals are the goals that spark curiosity and push someone forward. You can say these goals are all effort-based, as they require more action.

The action part is important because learning isn’t all about hitting a certain test score or grade in a class. Learning goals focus on understanding the topic for the sake of it in order to complete a task.

For this reason, you want to avoid performance-based goals like getting a certain score or achieving a specific grade.

Of course, we all want to pass, and that’s important, but our focus should be on learning more so than on hitting a specific number.