Individual monitoring and goal-setting is vital for schools and pupils to improve success rates, says Perspective

Every pupil has their own strengths and weaknesses and to maximise the chance of them succeeding in an educational environment, implementing an individual learning plan incorporating realistic objectives and goals can prove the difference between success and failure, says Perspective a leading UK provider of learning management software.

If a pupil is given targets personal to them, they have a clear end goal and more often than not, will feel more motivated to reach it. Online individual learning planners such as Perspective’s Folio, are highly effective and offer learners an easy means of tracking their own education progress.

Paul Davis, who is the managing director of Perspective, commented: “Keeping a group of students motivated throughout a course can be an extremely difficult task so breaking it down on an individual basis will allow students to be set goals personal to them. Online planners then subsequently provide the means for students to view their progress and where they can improve, which often leads to greater inspiration to reach the targets and pass the course.”

Split into four sections, Folio constructs a vibrant way of creating an evolving view of a learner’s progress. The first, ‘My Learning’, allows the user to establish overall targets for a given period, agreed between both the learner and the teacher (this can also be linked with Collaborative Learning Manager (CLM) to help detail the learner’s progress towards achieving their qualifications)).

The second is ‘My Work Experience’, which maintains a track of the learner’s on-site experience and their work aspirations, allowing for the construction of a suitable path for the learner to follow in their quest to gain employment. Further to this, Folio also includes an ‘About Me’ section where the learner can include details of their hobbies, activities and a personal statement, as well as a customisable profile which summarises details stored within the individual learning plan that enables the learner to display an online profile and create a printable CV.

For more information on Perspective or its Folio or CLM Student management system please visit www.perspective-uk.com