JPSY_V1_N3_Art1 Brent Muirhead Jennifer Little Journal on Educational Psychology 2230 – 7141 1 3 1 7 academic goals, intellectual, teaching strategy The paper discusses about research insights into student academic goals. Cognitive psychologists have found that effective goal setting procedures involve establishing specific and challenging learning objectives. Students who set difficult goals must be persistent while facing the risk of potential failure that could diminish their intrinsic motivation. Teachers can integrate class goal oriented activities into their curriculum plans that cultivate student motivation to reach their goals while working with esternal expectations. The discussion highlights several instructor mistakes in their classroom teaching practices. Emphasis is placed on teaching strategies that encourage student learning and improve their ability to achieve intellectual goals. November 2007 - January 2008 Copyright & copy; 2008 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=437