"Your goals should be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, and Realistic, with a Timeline," advises a text used in a freshman seminar text used at your college. The objective of this advice is BEST described as helping students to __________.
A) turn ill-defined problems into well-defined ones
B) develop positive mental sets
C) restructure well-defined problems
D) develop problem-solving expertise

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The advice given about setting SMART goals is to help students turn their ill-defined problems into well-defined ones by making their goals Specific, Measurable, Attainable, and Realistic, with a Timeline. This will help students to better understand what they are trying to achieve and how they can achieve it.

"Your Goals Should Be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, and Realistic