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APPENDIX

B

Examples of Self-Management

Studies

SELF-MANAGEMENT STUDY #1: MOTIVATION (I.E., PERSISTENCE

AND MANAGEMENT OF EFFORT), SELF-OBSERVATION

AND EVALUATION

Problem Identification

I identified my problem through my laziness and procrastination of

tasks. As I looked back at my work in this course, I realized that I wrote

about this problem in my first journal entry (see Attachment 1). My

scores on the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory also reflect this

problem. For example, my scores were below average on the Motiva-

tion scale, which assesses motivation, diligence, self-discipline, and will-

ingness to work hard, and on the Concentration scale, which assesses

concentration and attention to academic tasks. Furthermore, my grades

in this course reflect a lack of motivation. (Student attached homework

and quiz scores indicating a low performance). So far, I have turned in

three of the five homework assignments late and have received partial

or no credit for my work. My quiz scores, which range from 2 to 10

on a scale of 10, also reflect an inconsistent pattern of motivation.

History of My Problem

When I was in junior high, I achieved good grades because I was

motivated by my mom’s constant supervision. She would sit me down

every night at the kitchen table and make sure I did not get up until

my homework was finished. By the time I reached high school, how-

ever, my grades reflected the fact that I monitored my own school-

work. My grades, especially in courses that required daily assign-

ments, dropped significantly. For example, I earned a C in my

9th-grade geometry class and an F during the first semester of my

11th-grade trigonometry class. Thus my grade point average, which

was excellent in junior high, was only mediocre in high school.

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