MATRIX L.E.A.D PROGRAM PART 1

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1 Matrix Education MATRIX L.E.A.D PROGRAM PART 1 A comprehensive document for students for identifying, prioritizing and setting personal goals to achieve success Power of Goal Setting Version 3.1: September 2013

2 1. STEP BY STEP PROCESS FOR DEFINING AND TRACKING MY ATAR GOAL Step 1: Understand your ATAR goal in terms of your school subject rankings» Every student should have an ATAR goal and understand what this means in terms of scaled marks, percentiles and school rankings for each subject. The flowchart below outlines this process. Step 1: Set an ATAR Goal Step 2: Use the Matrix ATAR Calculator to convert your ATAR goal into an aggregate of scaled marks out of 500. Step 3: Calculate the scaled mark you need to obtain for each subject. For 2unit subject, what scaled mark out of 100 do you need to achieve? Step 4: Use your scaled mark for each subject to understand what this means in terms of percentiles. Step 5: Consult your school subject coordinator to find out what this equates to in school rankings. Step 6: Place your effort in subjects that require higher school rankings and percentiles. Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 2 of 12 Our Students Come First!

3 Step 2: Define your ATAR Goal in terms of school rankings» Table 1 illustrates how to translate my ATAR goal (95) into a more meaningful and achievable goal at my school. Note that the school ranking column has been left empty as this will depend heavily on the school that a student is attending. Students can determine the school ranking required for each subject by consulting their schools. ATAR Goal 99 = 450/500 Subjects HSC Mark Percentile Scaled Mark English ADV Maths Ext Maths Ext Chemistry Physics Performance Band 6 E3 E4 6 6 School Ranking Required Table 1: Translating my ATAR goal into school rankings.» In order to determine a HSC mark and a percentile for a given scaled mark of a subject, please use Matrix ATAR calculator. Students can access the calculator at our website, or download Matrix ATAR Calculator on the App Store. Step 3: Track your progress quarterly» The table below can be used to track your school ranking required to achieve the corresponding percentile in each subject. Subjects Current School Ranking School Ranking Required Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 English ADV Maths Ext Maths Ext Chemistry 25 8 Physics 20 5» Students should consult your teacher at the end of each assessment to gain an understanding of your progressive rank for each course within your school. Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 3 of 12 Our Students Come First!

4 2. Translate ATAR Goal into HSC Mark, Percentile and Scaled marks required Subjects HSC Mark* Percentile* Scaled Mark* Performance Band** School Ranking Required * HSC Mark, Percentile and Scaled Marks are determined from the Matrix ATAR Calculator. **Performance band Student performance in each HSC course is measured against defined standards. HSC marks for each course are divided into bands and each band aligns with a description of a typical performance by a student within that mark range. The performance bands and descriptions give meaning to the HSC mark. For a 2 unit course, Band 6 indicates the highest level of performance and the minimum standard expected is 50. Band 6 = marks Band 5 = marks Band 4 = marks Band 3 = marks Band 2 = marks Band 1 = 0-49 marks Each band is aligned to what a student at that level of performance typically knows, understands and can do. The 'average' performance in most courses is usually a mark in the mid-70s (Band 4). Band 1 indicates that a student has not met enough of the course outcomes for a report to be made. Band 1 includes marks ranging from 0 to 49. For an Extension course, the bands are E4 (highest level of performance) to E1. Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 4 of 12 Our Students Come First!

5 3. DEFINE MY GOALS Use the table below to establish your goals. Goal Measures Current School Ranking Required School Ranking Progress Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 [Oct-Dec] [Jan-Mar] [Apr-Jun] [Sep-Dec] ATAR: Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Subject 4 Subject 5 Subject 6 Subject 7 Emotional Intelligence Self-Awareness Needs Improvement OR Developing OR Competent OR Highly Competent Self-Regulation Motivation Empathy Social Skill Physical Health Frequency of morning run Number of days per week Duration of morning run Time in minues Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 5 of 12 Our Students Come First!

6 4. EVALUATE MY STREGNTHS AND WEAKNESSES Identify your strengths and weaknesses. The areas of weakness are rocks in your shoes and need to be resolved as soon as possible to improve your chance of achieving your goals. Category Strength How will I amplify my strengths Weakness How will I manage my further? weakness? Academic Physical/Emotional Health Relationship with parents/friends Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 6 of 12 Our Students Come First!

7 5. QUARTERLY ACTION PLAN Define weekly action items that will help you achieve your target school rankings for each term. PERIOD: DD/MM/YY - DD/MM/YY Subject Topic Action Items Frequency URGENCY Additional When? Support/Assistance IMPORTANCE Required? [IMPORTANT/ [URGENT OR [dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy] NOT IMPORTANT] NOT URGENT] Subject Subject Subject Subject Subject Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 7 of 12 Our Students Come First!

8 6. Sample: A past student s Goal Setting Template Goal Measures Current Target Term 1 [December] Term 2 [March] Term 3 [June] Term 4 [September] ATAR: English Advanced 28 Top 20 Top 15 Top 10 Top 5 English Extension 1 30 Top 30 Top 20 Top 10 Top 10 Maths Extension 1 24 Top 20 Top 10 Top 5 Top 5 Maths Extension 2 N/A Top 20 Top 15 Top 10 Top 10 Physics 13 Top 15 Top 15 Top 10 Top 5 Chemistry 14 Top 15 Top 15 Top 10 Top 5 Umat Section I- 44/48 Section II- 36/40 Section III- 36/42 Emotional Intelligence Self awareness Developing C C HC HC Self regulation Competent C HC HC HC Motivation Developing C C HC HC Empathy Highly Competent HC HC HC HC Social skill Competent C HC HC HC Physical Health How long I can run for in the mornings? What distance can I run in the mornings? 15 min 15min 20min 30min 30min 2.3km 2.5km 3.5km 4km 4+km Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 8 of 12 Our Students Come First!

9 Category Strength How will I amplify my strengths further? Weakness How will I manage my weakness? Academic Once I am focused, I can absorb and remember Doing constant revision on topics, particularly for I can get easily distracted by anything, so it is The Internet is my main distraction, so I have a lot of information in a short amount of time. the theory parts of Chemistry and Physics (shown in actions table) Try to remain focused by getting rid of any unnecessary distractions in my room i.e.. Turning off the wifi in the house only in times of extreme pressure I am extremely focused. turned off the Wi-fi and I only turn it on when I absolutely need to. I may leave the house and get away from all the distractions by going to the library instead. I do not like to give up. When I do poorly in an Set goals, and place these goals in a place where I am a bit of a perfectionist, so writing essays Set a time limit as to when I need to finish that exam, I push myself to improve substantially in I can regularly see them (Mirror) can be very time consuming because I am piece of work. Even If I am not fully content with the next assessments. never satisfied with my work. it, I must force myself to move onto another bit of homework when time is up. I am not afraid of hard work. No matter how Manage my time effectively by using the priority My time management needs improvement. In Use the priority matrix to determine what order I tiring or difficult, I am willing to put in the effort in matrix my mind I plan out what needs to done but in should do my work, to ensure everything gets order to achieve the end result. Dedicate certain days of the week to focus on the end, I am nowhere near completing done at the right time certain subjects everything. Set deadlines for work to be completed and Sleep earlier (i.e before midnight)so I have more reward myself when I meet those deadlines energy to tackle the workload I am quick in learning and understanding new Reading a little bit of the textbook for Physics and Due to the stress in exams, I tend to be quite Do plenty of practice papers under exam concepts, which is useful in subjects like maths, Chemistry 2-3 times a week and completing parts negligent. conditions to try to get used to it. physics and chemistry. of exercises from textbooks of topics not taught at Read the questions carefully and do not rush school yet to keep ahead. through it. I have gotten into the habit of underlining key Continue this. words in questions, to ensure that I answer them correctly. I take in criticism well. I allow for time to reflect Consistently do past papers( a questions relating upon my mistakes and learn from them. to a topic once a week for each subject) Go to teachers to confirm that I have learnt from my mistakes (hand in essay for correction every week) Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 9 of 12 Our Students Come First!

10 Physical/Emotional I maintain a healthy, well-balanced diet. Buying less junk food so I am less tempted I put off exercising. My exercise for the week Discipline myself to go running in the mornings Health tends to only be Wednesday sport, which is ending soon. I generally remain quite positive. I choose to Keep up communication with my parents and I have low self-esteem, and this sometimes Go to my parents and friends for moral support feel grateful and hopeful, rather than just friends leads to self-doubt in my abilities and strengths. Remind myself of my strengths complain endlessly. Balance leisure with study (spend time outside and still do all the extracurricular activities I am currently doing) I do not allow stress to get the better of me. Balance leisure with study (as above) Because of my poor time management, I Try to sleep before midnight Regularly exercise (go running every morning) sometimes compromise my sleep. Relationship with My parents and I share a happy, healthy Dedicate times during the week to talking with my My parents and I tend to have different views Understand that my parents and I have the parents/friends relationship. I talk to them often and still go out with them when I can. parents (at the moment it is Saturday nights) regarding my studies, and the stress of senior years compounds on my frustration at times. same goal, we just have different views of the path to achieving that goal I am honest with all my friends, and I value When there is spare time, go out to places with Being a naturally shy person, when under Improve my communication skills (take on every single one of them. them and spend some quality time with them pressure or when meeting a new person, I get volunteering) really nervous and find myself lost for words. Practice interviews I have been able to maintain friendships with Keep participating in the extracurricular activities I I sometimes let the conflicts I have with my Exercise regularly to release my self from people from other grades. currently do so I can regularly keep in touch with family or friends get in the way of my studies. this negative energy them Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 10 of 12 Our Students Come First!

11 Subject Topics Action Items Frequency IMPORTANCE URGENCY Additional Support/Assistance Required? When? [IMPORTANT/ [URGENT OR [dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy] NOT IMPORTANT] NOT URGENT] English Navigating the global From the stimulus booklet, choose a stimulus. Twice a week IMPORTANT URGENT Someone to mark short 16/12/12 01/02/13 Extension 1 creative Brainstorm possible ideas, linking it to navigating the stories global. Finish writing a short story by the end of two weeks and give to teacher for feedback. English Advanced Critics/ Global thinkers Read articles given and books suggested and gather quotes Belonging Essay Get past HSC papers [2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007] and scaffold essays to answer those questions. Be selective on what examples to use from each text and how to structure essay. Once a week NOT IMPORTANT NOT URGENT none Throughout the year Once a week IMPORTANT URGENT Someone to mark 11/12/12 01/02/12 Creative Writing Edit current written creatives. Practice trying to link Once a week IMPORTANT NOT URGENT Someone to mark short Throughout the year them with the stimulus in the booklet given. Hand in stories for marking to get feedback Read more- variety of short stories, novels, etc. Once a week NOT IMPORTANT URGENT None Throughout the year Module A Essay Context research- going over notes on context of the time for both texts Write one paragraph on Pride and prejudice and one on Letters to Alice and link them Chemistry Production of Materials Revision- do all multiple choices from one past HSC paper [2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007] Revision- do one short answer question from one past HSC paper [2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007] relating to this topic Once a week NOT IMPORTANT NOT URGENT None 16/12/12 29/01/13 Once a week, IMPORTANT NOT URGENT Someone to mark 13/01/13 but once it edges closer to exam period, 1-2 essays per week Once a week IMPORTANT NOT URGENT none Summer holidays +first two weeks of school Once a week IMPORTANT NOT URGENT none Summer holidays +first two weeks of school Secondary sources/ Data processing Do one question from one HSC past paper [2012, 2011, 2010, 2009] Once a fortnight NOT IMPORTANT NOT URGENT none Summer holidays +first two weeks of school Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 11 of 12 Our Students Come First!

12 Maths Ext 2 Complex numbers Revision- do two challenging questions from past HSC papers [preferably last question Q7] Graphs REVISION- select three questions from past papers [trials and HSC] and complete them, focusing on setting out Once a week IMPORTANT URGENT Additional challenging 16/12/12 01/03/13 questions Once a week IMPORTANT NOT URGENT none 16/12/12 29/01/13 Integration Complete one (or half if long) exercise in cambridge Twice a week NOT IMPORTANT NOT URGENT none 16/12/12 29/01/13 textbook, keeping ahead of school Multiple choice (all three Do all multiple choice questions from HSC paper Once a week IMPORTANT URGENT none 16/12/12 15/02/13 topics listed above) [2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007]. UMAT UMAT Theory Attend matrix UMAT course (4 day course) during the Weekly High Not urgent Yes 21/01/13 24/01/13 January school holidays UMAT Practice Papers Complete 1 practice paper per week Weekly High Not urgent Yes 01/02/13 07/07/13 Copyright Matrix Education 2013 Page 12 of 12 Our Students Come First!