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Prompts to Encourage Self-Management of Projects
The questions in this checklist help students to direct their own learning.
Instructions: Use these questions to guide your work on the project:
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What do I know now?
- I ask myself questions to help me think about what I know
- I organize my current knowledge
- I make predictions about what I think I’m going to learn
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What are my options?
- I identify possibilities
- I explore options
- I make choices
- I create opportunities
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What do I need to find out?
- I plan my research strategy
- I collect the necessary information to make an informed decision
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What choice will I make and how will I implement it? What goal setting strategies can I use now and in the future?
- I synthesize the information into my own thoughts
- I communicate the information thinking about my audience and purpose
- I formulate a plan of action to pursue my chosen option
- I modify my plan if new information arises that warrants a change
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Now what?
- I evaluate the results of my actions
- I use my learning to establish new actions or goals
- I modify my plan if new information arises that warrants a change
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