Goal Setting for Students Participating in Student Exchange Programs Between Universities in Indonesia

Abstract

Proper and precise goal setting will encourage an individual to achieve objectives. Besides, the current online lecture model directs students to have good self-regulation so that the learning process can be maintained optimally and results in the expected performance. Goal setting stimulates students to use learning strategies independently and also manage learning activities to increase academic success. This study explores forms of goal setting for online lectures and, more specifically, for students who take lecture credits outside their home universities but still in the Indonesian university. The data collected from in-depth interviews, direct observation, and documentation studies remain to be confirmed to produce accountable strategic model data according to the subject's experience. Interview guidelines were used to obtain forms and dynamics in setting goals of the students, who are taking courses in their university. The subjects involved in this study consisted of 14 students who took several online lectures that were named student exchange program. The results obtained in this study show that preparation for student exchange participation is required so that the goal setting for participating in this program can be maintained adequately. The learning process during the student exchange process should be monitored from the beginning by the student's academic supervisor at the home university. The function of the academic supervisor is as a mentor for students to take lectures outside their universities.