Internet Exercises

Look at the section featuring motivation on the Muskingum College's Learning Strategies Database. Here is the link: http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/motivation.html

Answer the following questions:

1. How does this website define motivation?

2. What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation?

3. Give an example from your own life of each of these types of motivation.

4. Which is most effective for you?

Skim over each of the following motivational strategies, which are discussed in this page. After getting a basic idea of what each one is about, select one to read with more concentration.

Student Needs

Teaching (the Catalyst for Learning), Control, Health, Evaluations

Relevance, Active Learning, Task Difficulty, Anxiety/Voice Tone

Self-Talk, Support Systems

Creating Interest

Personal Goals, Attitudes, Class Attendance, Desire to Learn

5. Which one did you select?

6. Why did you pick this one?

7. How can you apply what you have learned from this website to your own motivation or commitment to college work?

For the next 3 questions, look at the list of Study Skills Self-help Information topics on this page: http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

8. Which of the following links looks like it will be most helpful to you? Write down the topic.

Time Scheduling Suggestions

Where Does Time Go?

More Information on Time Scheduling

Acronyms

Study Skill Checklist

Concentration - Some Basic Guidelines

Control of the Study Environment

Note Taking - The Cornell System

Editing Lecture Notes

How to Read Essays You Must Analyze

Constructive Suggestions Regarding Motivation

Note Taking and In - Class Skills

Priority Setting

Procrastination: Ten Ways to DO IT NOW

Proofreading

How to Read a Difficult Book

Remembering

Skimming and Scanning Scientific Material

SQ3R - A Reading/Study System

Strategies to Use with Difficult Questions

Stress Management: Ten Self - Care Techniques

Study Environment Analysis

Suggestions for Improving Reading Speed

Survey Reading Techniques

Procedure for Writing a Term Paper

Vocabulary: An On Going Process

Writing Papers

9. Read the short essay and complete any inventories, questionnaires or questions. Write down at least one tip offered by this resource that you might find useful.

10. Write down at least three things you can do, as suggested by these websites, to improve your performance in college.