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

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Automobiles

General Motors Toyota Honda

Chevrolet Oldsmobile

Lumina Malibu Cutlass Aurora Camry Celica Accord Civic Prelude

Performance:

Comfort and

Convenience:

Safety and

Reliability:

FIG. 8.4. Road tests for different automobiles.

Sensorimotor Preoperational Concrete Formal

Age:

Characteristics:

FIG. 8.5. Stages of cognitive development.

Diagrams. Diagrams display or illustrate the parts or components of

different objects and are useful in almost every subject area. Diagrams

can be drawn in biology to recall the location of different organs in

the body or to identify different parts of organs such as the brain. In

geography, a map of the European countries can be sketched to help

assist recall of the location and approximate size of each country. In

mathematics, diagrams of different geometric shapes are useful in solv-

ing problems when measurements are placed in the proper locations.

How Can I Construct Representations?

Identify and Use Signal Words. Signal words provide clues as to how con-

tent is related and what representation (hierarchy, sequence, matrix, or