Analysis Of Choosing Success In College Life

Taking responsibility for all that happens while you are in college will help you prevail in areas, where you may have lacked confidence. Critical thinking and a desire to succeed will help you accomplish your goals. When it comes to our personal and professional lives, Managing your time efficiently should be a mastered ability. As a student, this could have a huge effect on performance and grades. Seeing that Time Management is imperative when it comes to college and success, recognizing bad habits, should be one of the first obstructions immediately eliminated from your daily schedule.

Intrinsic motivation occurs when students willingly participate in an activity because they find enjoyment in the activity. When students become intrinsically motivated they are willing to take responsibility of their own learning. “Controlling educational climates under- mine intrinsic motivation” and therefore undermine a students progress towards becoming autonomous (pg 136). The main difficulty in guiding students towards autonomy has to do with the current reward and punishment practices used within classrooms. As a teacher, I need to rid my classroom of extrinsic motivations and help students internalize their motivation.

“The link between past experiences, student interest, and present learning is that we draw upon previous experiences and memories as we learn” (Slavin, 2006). It is the teachers responsibility to consider the past experiences of the student as well as interests in order ot make a lesson more appealing, engaging and interesting. By knowing the students background a teacher can better motivate and engage the student in new information. The students past experiences can help when building new concepts on top of foundational concepts. Students will learn more efficiently and smoothly if they have concepts to build upon instead of introducing unsystematic bits of information that become hard to connect and up confusing the student.

Student affairs can and should create holding environments to encourage forward movement as students develop. Kegan developed the orders of consciousness which serve as suggestions and guidelines for the most beneficial ways to challenge and support students in each stage of development. In Kegan’s orders, college students will become more aware of the self, move into socialization and the need for rewards, to a self-authoring mind when students develop responsibility and form relationships. Each of these themes can provide direction for student affairs. Providing opportunities for exploration and reflection will influence identity.

My role as a teacher involves communicating the many obstacles college students face. Providing students the psychological preparation they need will alleviate fears and frustrations high school seniors often face while anxiously anticipating the vast college experience. Jeffery Hart’s article, How to Get a College Education, discusses the uncertainty college Freshmen face. These new students need the assurance that changing majors is O.K. and most likely will happen.

By taking challenging courses in high school, the students’ academic transition to college will be easier. However, the most important skill to possess is in good time management because it will help students to distribute their time between recreation, and academics. Even though it is important to take several precautions before attending college, the student also has to be prepared mentally for this new venture. This assignment was worthwhile for me because after completing this assignment I now realize how I can be successful in college. However, the only problem for me now is to apply these “precautions” into my daily routine.

A great asset to ... ... middle of paper ... ...wer my students and provide them the opportunity to express their own feelings and ideas. The unfortunate reality is that some students will exhibit disruptive behavior in the classroom no matter what precautions I take. However, I will be able to minimize some behavioral problems as a result of knowing the student and having an organized plan if a behavior arises. When a behavior problem occurs in the classroom I will identify where the problem exist and direct my efforts toward restoring the learning environment. References Jones, V., & Jones, L. (2007).

Continuing your education can be a difficult journey when a person decides to explore opportunities by furthering their education. Attending traditional classes or distance education classes provides stability and growth, which furthers individual qualities in our society. Students attending college should have access to all necessary tools, guidelines and materials to achieve the best education. The purpose of this paper is to provide college student with a Survival Guide while attending Axia College. The topics discuss in this paper are as following: College Student Survival Guide provides student with information on topics about Axia’s Educational Resources, Upholding Academic Honesty, Setting and Achieving Goals, Managing Time Wisely, Fostering Reading Comprehension and Retention, and Applying Personality and Learning Styles.

Also when communicating objectives to parents, they are able to understand and get engaged in what their children are learning. Connect the learning objectives to previous and future learning: this is important because in this way students are able to connect the current objective to what they have already learned and how can they apply what they are learning to future lessons. Engage students in setting personal learning objectives: by permitting students to personalize the learning objectives can increase their m... ... middle of paper ... ... own learning and to give and receive feedback from peers. It helps them develop skills they will need not only in their school life, but in college and their workplace. 2 Questions: 1.

Self-Efficacy Theory is important to motivate students who do like study. The belief of Self-efficacy determines the students’ feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and motivations. Self-efficacy determines students’ abilities in their learning, while positive self-efficacy makes students think they have the abilities to complete learning tasks; this holds a positive and progressive learning attitude. However, when the students' self-efficacies are low and they don't think they can finish learning tasks, they will have negative thoughts, and learning enthusiasm will be discounted. Family, peers and education have important influences on students' self-efficacies.