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

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and views about myself. I seem to never be satisfied with what I

accomplish.

I believe that my internal beliefs, perceptions, and behaviors con-

tribute to my anxiety problem. My self-efficacy beliefs are mostly

average or below average. This, in turn, causes me to start saying neg-

ative things about myself, which has an effect on my performance. I

also use failure-avoiding techniques that build my anxiety. For exam-

ple, I tend to put things off until the last minute, which makes me

more stressed and prevents me from being satisfied with my level of

performance. Now that I have recognized these factors, I have devel-

oped a plan that deals with all of this information.

Goal Setting and Strategic Planning

My goal for this study is to reduce my negative self-talk and pro-

crastination so that I will feel less anxious and more confident in

myself, and as a result improve my performance on the exams I take

between November 16th and November 20th. To accomplish this

goal, I have developed the following plan:

Strategies When Method of Recording

Weekly Schedule

Schedule tasks so they Make a weekly schedule I will check off each

are done ahead of time at the beginning of each task I complete on my

(preferably 1 week in week. schedule.

advance).

Self-talk

Use positive self-talk to Each day (mornings Daily journal reflections

improve my confidence. and sometime evenings)

I will speak to myself

through a journal

reflection.

Meditation and

Relaxation Techniques

Each day I will use one

of the meditation and

I will mark each time I

practice these

relaxation techniques in techniques and the

this book. results onto a weekly

calendar.

Universal Writing Trick

Sheet

Before taking my

writing exam.

I will provide

documentation of these

procedures along with

my daily journal

reflections.

The first part of my plan entails making a weekly calendar and

scheduling assignments early so I will complete them early—maybe