• Login
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • University Conferences, Events and Grant Projects
    • Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium
    • 2017 Teaching & Learning Symposium
    • View Item
    •   Home
    • University Conferences, Events and Grant Projects
    • Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium
    • 2017 Teaching & Learning Symposium
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    Skip to main content

    Browse

    All of SOAR USICommunitiesPublication DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionPublication DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    Display statistics

    Learning is an Inside Job

    • CSV
    • RefMan
    • EndNote
    • BibTex
    • RefWorks
    Author
    Saxby, Lori E.
    Affiliation
    University of Southern Indiana
    Keyword
    student motivation and engagement
    Title
    Learning is an Inside Job
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12419/557
    Abstract

    Problem and Context:

    Although students have spent countless hours in instructional settings before entering college, many have not learned how to learn. Upon entering college they are often surprised to know that strategies previously used for passing courses in the past are not compatible for developing the type of deep, long lasting learning required to be a successful college student. Few of today’s students show signs of being growth-minded, proactive, self-regulated learners. They may not recognize that learning is a process that occurs over time and, as author Linda Nilson states, that “learning is an inside job.” They know neither how learning works nor what they have to do to ensure it which may have a negative impact on grades and retention.

    Approach and Results:

    Since part of USI’s mission, and a major goal of higher education, is to create life-long learners, we have the opportunity to guide students in our courses toward a growth mindset that encourages learning by including assignments and activities that foster self-regulatory behaviors. With improved engagement in their own learning, students’ motivation also rises as they see successes due to their efforts.

    Research supports these efforts. Albert Bandura found that self-regulation and self-efficacy reinforce each other. As a result of self-regulated behaviors, the successful learner internalizes his locus of control and feels empowered to attribute successes and failures to his own study habits and efforts. In addition, Daniel Goleman found the ability to self-regulate predicted SAT scores more strongly than did IQ, parental education, or parental economic status.

    Discussion:

    Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how students currently learn in their classroom and how an emphasis on a growth mindset and self-regulated learning behaviors may lead to improvement in their students' motivation and success. Sample self-regulatory activities will be shared.

    Collections
    2017 Teaching & Learning Symposium

    entitlement

     
    DSpace software (copyright © 2002 - 2023)  DuraSpace
    Quick Guide | Contact Us
    Open Repository is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV
     

    Export search results

    The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

    By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items.

    To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

    After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.