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

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What Learning Strategies Promote Learning and Retention? 39



Rehearsal Strategies 40



Elaboration Strategies 41



Organizational Strategies 44



Exercise 2.3: Demonstrating the Importance of Categorizing

Knowledge 44



Exercise 2.4: Identifying Learning Strategies 46



Key Points 47



Follow-up Activities 47

Chapter 3 Understanding Motivation 51

Motivational Problems 51



Defensive Dimitri 52



Safe Susan 52



Hopeless Henry 52



Satisfied Sheila 52



Anxious Alberto 53



What Is Motivation and What Factors Influence It? 53



Motivated Behavior 54



Personal and Sociocultural Factors 55



Exercise 3.1: Self-Observation: Analyzing My Personal and Sociocultural

Background 58



Classroom Environmental Factors 60



Exercise 3.2: Self-Observation: Analyzing Classroom Experiences 61



Internal Factors 62



Exercise 3.3: Identifying Mastery and Performance Goal Orientations 66



Am I Motivated to Change My Academic Behavior? 76



I Can’t Change 77



I Don’t Want to Change 78



I Don’t Know What to Change 80



I Don’t Know How to Change 80



Key Points 82



Follow-up Activities 83

UNIT II: MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES

Chapter 4 Goal Setting 93

Exercise 4.1: Self-Observation: Identifying Your Values 97



Why Is Goal Setting Important? 98



What Properties of Goals Enhance Motivation? 100



What Are the Steps in the Goal-Setting Process? 101



Step 1: Identifying and Defining the Goal 101



Exercise 4.2: Writing Personal Goals 104