Success for students, in one way can be measured on their effective learning skills and active listening.

Here are some tips on how they can become active listeners and improve their effective learning skills in the classrooms:

1. Make yourself present at all times. Your presence is very important for your learning.

This can be different to your interpretation if you were the one who actually listened. Being in the classroom is far more effective in your learning rather than just reading resources.

2. Be open-minded every time you start your classes.

If there are things that you do not agree with what your instructor is saying, do not make the prejudgment right away. Your instructor would gladly welcome your opinion and insights regarding a certain topic. Do not hesitate to voice out your thoughts. Keeping what you feel to yourself will only affect your learning. 

3. Always be prepared in all your classes. You may come to class early so that you can raise some questions you may have regarding your assigned work. You can also use that time to share resources and ask questions with your classmates.

4. Always sit where you are visible. The sitting position towards   classroom success is either upfront or in the middle of the class.

5. Improve your active listening skills. Eliminate as much as possible all the factors that may distract you from listening actively to your instructor. You may also take down notes especially those things that were highlighted by your instructor. Pay attention to the examples that were given and the things that were written on the board for you.

6. Active participation is also very important. This will help in your learning since participation can help you retain all the information in your thoughts. You can always raise your hand to voice out your thoughts and opinion if your instructor gives questions in a certain topic that the class is discussing.

Goal setting is a very important factor that determines your path to success. Success is determined and measured by the goals you have accomplished.

Here are some tips on how you can set and achieve your goals:

1. Put your goals into writing. Make a list of your goals. Studies have shown that goals are more motivating when you put them into writing rather than just enumerating them in your mind. When writing your goals, be sure to include your plan of actions and a timeframe.

2. Make a daily check of your goals. Assess yourself if you were able to accomplish your action plans within the timeframe you have set.

3. Take action. Based on your assessment, you can either continue or change your present action plans. If one was not effective, then do find other ways on how you can achieve your goals.

4. Be motivated. You may want to share your goals with your family or close friends. They can motivate and support you in achieving your goals.

5. Be determined. Always be confident that you can achieve the goals that you have set.

It is important that you set goals that are realistic and can be achieved on a specific timeframe. If you set unachievable goals, they may only cause you frustrations.