Objectives

  • Identify personal values
  • Recognize the role personal values play in students’ day-to-day lives
  • Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
  • Apply motivation to academic behaviors
  • Recognize the characteristics of SMART goals
  • Create long-term goals
  • Create short-term goals

Instructor Resources 

Dembo, M. H. (2000). Motivation and learning strategies for college success: A self-management approach. Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 67-78.

Sellers, D., Dochen, C. W., & Hodges, R. (2015). Academic transformation: The road to college success. Boston: Pearson, 130.

Van Blerkom, D. L. (2002). Orientation to college learning. Boston: Wadsworth/Thomson, 13-16.

Summary of Actions

  • (Slides explain the basic concepts covered in this lesson.)
  • Introduce the concept of personal values and how they influence everything we think and do using the slides.
  • Have students complete the Values Clarification exercise by reviewing the list of 90 values, circling values they find important, narrowing their list to their top 5 values, then ranking their top 5 values at the bottom of the sheet
  • Discuss how students experienced the process of choosing their top five goals.
  • Ask for examples of values showing up in students’ everyday life and major/career choice.
  • Ask students to make a list of what motivates college students, in groups or as a class.
  • Explain intrinsic and extrinsic motivation using this video.
  • As a class, evaluate the generated list of motivations to see if more are intrinsic or extrinsic.
  • Explain different goal types and SMART characteristics.
  • Review examples of each goal type and SMART characteristics.
  • Complete the Goal Mapping exercise page 1 and page 2.
  • Ask students to swap Goal Mapping pages with a class mate to provide feedback, make suggestions, or give encouragement.
  • Discuss the influence of values on motivation and the resulting goals.