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Langan: Reading and Study Skills
Reading and Study Skills, 7/e
John Langan

Your Attitude: The Heart of the Matter

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Muskingum College's Learning Strategies Database
(http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/motivation.html)

This website features a Learning Strategies Database that serves students, instructors, tutors, counselors, and advisors. The content is best suited for college students, but some strategies may apply, with modification, to elementary and secondary education levels. Student users may use the database to assess their learning styles, and identify appropriate learning strategies according to their strengths and deficiencies. Instructors, advisors, tutors, and counselors may use the database for academic counseling or to plan effective classroom activities. This particular link leads to their section addressing motivation, which is one of the most critical elements for success in college.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Division of Student Affairs, Cook Co...
(http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/motivate.html)

This web page includes information and a self-assessment checklist regarding student motivation. In addition, the website offers links to study skills self-help information for students.
Here is a direct link to that page:
(http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html)

Some useful links that relate to this chapter include Time Scheduling Suggestions, Priority Setting, and Ten Self-Care Techniques for Stress Management.