Getting ready to learn: Motivation and Learning Styles

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Getting ready to learnMotivation and Learning
Styles

• Characteristics of Successful Students
• Be an active learner
• Be a strategic learner
• Skill, Will, and Self-regulation
• Know your learning style
• Get motivated
• Make the most of college resources

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Active Learning

• Highlight as you read
• Take notes in your own words from the text
• Make margin notes
• Make notecards
• Discuss the info with others
• Predict test questions
• Write a summary

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Become a Strategic Learner View studying and
learning as a systematic process under your
control.

• There are three main components Skill, Will, and
  Self-regulation
• Skill may be from prior knowledge or new
  learning and adaptation
• Will to put knowledge into practice, to set
  goals, to use the strategies necessary to
  succeed, and believe in your ability
• Self-regulation is managing your time,
  monitoring your learning, and evaluating the
  result.

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Learning Styles

• This is the way you acquire, process, and retain
  information
• Monitor what time of day is best for you
• What study strategies work best for you?
• Where do you study best?
• Do you better alone or in a group?
• Do you know if you are a visual, auditory, or
  kinesthetic learner?

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Motivation something that energizes, directs,
and sustains behavior toward a particular goal

• Influences your goals, your self-efficacy, and
  your level of effort
• Goals should be challenging but realistic
• Self-efficacy is the belief in your ability to be
  successful
• You control your level of effort

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Strategies to Increase Motivation

• Set challenging, but realistic goals
• See the value of the task
• Have a positive attitude
• Use positive self-talk
• Work hard
• Use active study strategies
• Break task down
• Monitor your learning
• Evaluate your mistakes and learn from them

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Campus Resources

• Math LabLC 346 M-R 9-7, F 9-12
• Peer TutoringLC 345 application required M-F 9
  - 5
• Computer Science Tutoring LabLC 344 M-R 1-3
• PRAXIS I LabLC 342 TR 11 4
• Writing CenterLC 347 appointment recommended