Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success : A Self-management Approach

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UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATION 85

3. Analyze Efficacy Scores

Students in a learning course are given 10-point quizzes each week

before the class lecture. Before they begin writing their responses, they

are asked to rate how well they think they will do on the quiz on a

scale from 1 (low) to 10 (high). The following scores represent the

quiz scores and efficacy ratings for four different students for the first

three quizzes of the term. Review these scores and describe each of

the students’ motivation and behavior as best you can. In what ways

could these scores influence the students’ motivation and study behav-

iors for future quizzes?

Student 1

Quiz Score 7 9 9

Efficacy Rating 4 7 6

Student 2

Quiz Score 2 5 4

Efficacy Rating 4 5 7

Student 3

Quiz Score 8 9 8

Efficacy Rating 9 9 8

Student 4

Quiz Score 3 5 4

Efficacy Rating 7 8 8