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

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strategies? What method(s) did I use to record my progress

(e.g., documents, charts, logs, tally sheets, checklists, or

recordings)? When did I use these methods? How and when

did I monitor my progress to determine if my new note-

taking strategy was working? What changes, if any, did I

make along the way?

Strategic-outcome monitoring. Did I attain the goal(s) I set

for myself? Have the modifications in my note taking

improved my academic performance? What strategies were

the most and least effective? What changes, if any, do I need

to make in the future?

2. Analyze Note-Taking Experiences

Identify your easiest and most difficult class in which you take notes.

Explain why you selected these classes and what steps you have taken

(or will take) to deal with the problems in the “most difficult” class.

Comments:

3. Edit and Review Your Notes

Select lecture notes from a class you took recently. Rewrite the notes

to fit the format discussed in this chapter. Submit both sets of notes

and write an analysis of the difference in the two sets of notes.

4. Analyze Your Instructors’ Clues for Signaling Important
   Information

Instructors differ in the way they signal important information. Iden-

tify each of your instructors and list the verbal or nonverbal clues that

he or she uses to signal main ideas or other important information

presented in lectures.