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

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SUBJECT INDEX 339

and physical environment, 15

rote, 38

sociocultural factors in, 55–56

strategies to promote, 38–39

and use of time, 14–15

Learning strategies

definition of, 13–14

examples of, 40

and motivation, 188

Long-term memory, 36–38

M

Maintenance rehearsal, 35

Mapping (see representation)

Massed practice, 40

Mastery goals, 65

Matrices, 205–208

signal words for, 207

Meaningful learning, 38

Memory (see also Information

processing system)

flaws in, 30–31

long-term, 32, 36–38

working, 33–36

Methods of learning (see learning

strategies)

Mirror questions, 224–226, 229–230

Mnemonic, 39–40

Motivation,

and attention, 81

and attributions, 69–71

behavior change, 54, 76–81

and beliefs,10–13

and classroom environment,

60–61

cognitive views of, 2

and goals, 12–13, 63–64, 100

and goal orientation, 63–66,

79–80

and persistence, 11–12

problems, 52–54

and self-control, 81

and self-efficacy, 68–69, 77–78

and self-talk, 12

and self-worth, 74–75

and sociocultural factors, 55–56

and stereotype threat, 56–58

and use of learning strategies,

88–89

and values, 63

N

Note taking,

after lecture, 224–227

before lectures, 221–222

during lectures, 222–224

problems and solutions, 230–231

procedures, 232

and reading, 217–218

self-observation of, 218–219

O

Organizational strategies, 44–46

Outlining, 201

P

Performance goals, 66

Performance

control of, 16–17

Persistence, 11

Physical environment, 168–179

control of, 15

Priority tasks list, 151

Procrastination,

causes of, 156

elimination of, 157

and use of self-talk, 158–159

Q

Questions,

generating, 191

from headings, 195–197

high level, 244

in lecture notes, 224–227

low level, 244