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ERIC Number: EJ350158
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Self-Monitoring and Goal Setting in Private Study.
Morgan, Mark
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v12 n1 p1-6 Jan 1987
The hypothesis that self-monitoring and goal setting enhance students' learning in private study was tested. Subjects were college students blocked into three groups on the basis of their academic achievement, prior to college admission. The three treatment groups scored higher in the final examination, supporting the hypothesis. (LMO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, College Students, Goal Orientation, Higher Education, Independent Study, Self Actualization, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Self Monitoring