Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success : a Focus on Self-Regulated Learning.

Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success : a Focus on Self-Regulated Learning.

This popular text combines theory, research, and applications to teach college students how to become more self-regulated learners. Study skills are treated as a serious academic course of study. Students learn about human motivation and learning as they improve their study skills. The focus is on r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dembo, Myron H.
Other Authors: Seli, Helena
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
College student orientation.
Achievement motivation.
Learning strategies.
EDUCATION > Adult & Continuing Education.
EDUCATION > Educational Psychology.
EDUCATION > Study Skills.
Achievement motivation
College student orientation
Learning strategies
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Motivation and learning Strategies for College Success a Focus on Self-regulated learning; Copyright; Dedication; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Figure and Table Credits; Unit I: Foundations of Learning and Motivation; Chapter 1. Academic Self-regulation; What Is Academic Self-regulation?; What Is the Difference Between High School and College?; Why Are Some Students Less Successful Learners?; They Hold Faulty Beliefs About Their Ability, Learning, and Motivation; They Are Unaware of Their Ineffective Learning Behavior
  • They Fail to Sustain Effective Learning and Motivational StrategiesThey Are Not Ready to Change Their Learning and Study Behavior; How Can I Manage My Academic Behavior?; Motivation; Methods of Learning; Use of Time; Physical and Social Environment; Monitoring Performance; The Six Components of Academic Self-regulation; Exercise 1.1: Self-observation: Assessing Your Self-regulatory Skills; How Can I Change My Behavior?; How Does Self-regulation Occur in an Academic Context?; Key Points; Follow-up Activities; Chapter 2. Understanding Motivation; Motivational Problems
  • What Is Motivation and What Factors Influence It?Motivated Behaviors; Sociocultural Factors; Classroom Environmental Factors; Exercise 2.1: Self-observation: Analyzing My Personal and Sociocultural Background; Exercise 2.2: Self-observation: Analyzing Classroom Experiences; Internal Factors; Exercise 2.3: Possible Selves: My Hopes, Expectations, and Fears About the Future; Exercise 2.4: Identifying Mastery and Performance Goal Orientations; Am I Motivated to Change My Academic Behavior?; I Can't Change; I Don't Want to Change; I Don't Know What to Change; I Don't Know How to Change
  • Key PointsFollow-up Activities; Chapter 3. Understanding Learning and Memory; Where Does Learning Take Place in the Brain?; Is Intelligence Fixed or Malleable?; Why Is a Growth Mindset More Beneficial Than a Fixed Mindset?; Exercise 3.1: Self-observation: Analyzing My Mindset; How Does the Information-processing System Explain Learning?; Short-term Sensory Store; Working Memory; Exercise 3.2: Demonstrating the Capacity of Working Memory; Long-term Memory; What Are the Flaws in Human Memory?; What Is the Difference Between Rote and Meaningful Learning?
  • Which Learning Strategies Promote Learning and Retention?Rehearsal Strategies; Elaboration Strategies; Organizational Strategies; Exercise 3.3: Demonstrating the Importance of Categorizing Knowledge; Exercise 3.4: Identifying Learning Strategies; Key Points; Follow-up Activities; Unit II: Motivational Strategies; Chapter 4. Goal Setting; Exercise 4.1: Self-observation: Identifying Your Values; Why Is Goal Setting Important?; What Properties of Goals Enhance Motivation?; What Are the Steps in the Goal-setting Process?; Step 1: Identifying and Defining the Goal

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