ERIC Number: EJ1421694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 33
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Coaching to Learn: Motivating Students to Adopt and Adapt Effective Learning Strategies
Margaret L. Usdansky; Mark A. McDaniel; Rachel Razza; Leonard M. Lopoo; John W. Tillotson; Rich Granato
Learning Assistance Review, v28 n3 p223-255 2024
Abundant laboratory and classroom research demonstrate the superior effectiveness of effortful learning strategies based on cognitive science over re-reading, highlighting, and other strategies more widely used by college students. However, persuading students to adopt and adhere to effective strategies is difficult. This article outlines a novel, peer-to-peer intervention rooted in the Knowledge, Belief, Commitment, and Planning theoretical framework (McDaniel & Einstein, 2020) that emphasizes the need for students to believe in, commit to, and plan to use effective strategies rather than simply "know" them. Opportunities for faculty and learning center personnel to incorporate elements of the intervention into existing programming and adapt them to local institutional needs are described.
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Strategies, Cognitive Science, College Students, Barriers, Outcomes of Education
National College Learning Center Association. Web site: http://www.nclca.org/tlar
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 2142671; 2142383
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