After using motivational strategies this week in class, I decided to use the academic fears strategy to help motivate me for my toughest courses, Writing 105 and Psychology 205. Not only are these courses my toughest, however, they are also the most boring, so in order to do well I need to have as much motivation as possible. I made four rows, labeled biggest fear, worst outcome, best outcome, and action needed. I put them in this order because it helps me look across the chart and go one step at a time. I then put the classes on the side and wrote in everything for each section. For both courses it is kind of a similar situation, except for writing the papers is a problem for me, while in psychology the tests are the problem. The way these are similar is that to take action, I need to get a tutor to help me edit my papers and/or help me study for my tests. The reason I chose this strategy is because it has all the information I need to keep me motivated for classes I need motivation for the most. It is a great stategy and I would recommend it to anyone no matter what type of learner you are.
Ah, you used Academic Fears in WRT 105 I see. And I can agree with you, the class itself is not the most interesting class I've ever sat in, so it is important that you find a way to motivate yourself to complete the assignments and work. I totally agree, I think this strategy works for any type of learner, it seemed to work for Evan and he's an auditory learner. I'm glad this strategy worked for you and I think if anyone needs motivation, this is the strategy they should use.
ReplyDelete