SUGGESTIONS FOR USE : Goal Ranking and Matching can be useful to any teachers who are interested in knowing what their students hope to get from their classes. The technique should be used in the first week of class. Students in elective courses and upper-division courses in their majors can usually respond to this CAT at the end of the first class meeting. Students in introductory, required courses may respond more adequately on the second day of class-after they have had a chance to learn what the course is about.