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

 GI     $

296 APPENDIX A

Once you select the strategies you will use to reduce you prob-

lem and meet your intermediate goal, you will need to develop an

action plan. This action plan should include the time frame for your

study and should discuss (a) the strategies you plan to use, (b) when

you plan to use each strategy, and (c) the method(s) you plan to

use to record your progress. For example, if your intermediate goal

is “to obtain at least a B on the rest of the quizzes in your biol-

ogy course,” you may develop a strategic action plan similar to the

following:

An Example of a Strategic Action Plan

Time Line: From: February 1 to February 21.

Self-management When will I use What method will I

strategies the strategy? use to record or

indicate my progress?

Change headings Each time I read Markings in

to questions and textbooks

answer question

Develop at least When I review Notes

one representation chapter

per chapter

Test myself After each Notes

on mirror and lecture

summary questions

in notes

Complete study for For each quiz Check off on weekly

each quiz 2 days calendar

before exam

Attend office hours

or get help from a

Each time I

have a question

Practice quiz score

and notes from

classmate or do not get

80% on my

practice quiz in

meeting

my textbook

Put a note on my Each time I study Develop a checklist

door and turn on for a quiz for number of

answering machine distractions per

study session