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Annotated Bibliography: The Importance of Self-Motivation:

Burgoyne, Aimi, and Takashi Iba. "Motivating Self-improvement Methods to Stay Motivated."

Proceedings of the 24th Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs. 2017.

[Link]

In an article written by faculty in Keio University and additional university

students, the researchers discuss how developing patterns to improve self

motivation can improve lives. In other words, the researchers explain that by

developing these patterns then through one’s own efforts, they can improve in any

aspect of their lives that he or she is working on. Even though the researchers

understand that everyone is different, they created six different patterns that could

help anyone stay more motivated. These six patterns include: realizing the value

of small accomplishments, finding people who will support your goals, keeping a

record of your goals, making opportunities to learn/grow, finding visual ways to

remember your goals, and getting a coach that will help guide you.

This source is relevant to my paper because it is a reliable source written by

university students who have dealt with lack of motivation. Therefore, this source

can help my audience understand how learning ways to motivate yourself can

help you stay more motivated. For instance, the article explains that when you

learn to realize that small tasks like cleaning your room or finishing a paper is

important, then you are more likely to improve your self motivation and progress

on longer term goals.

Edgar, S., Carr, S.E., Connaughton, J. et al. “Student Motivation to Learn: Is Self-belief the Key

to Transition and First Year Performance in an Undergraduate Health Professions

Program?.” BMC Med Educ 19, 111 (2019). [Link]

In a 2019 issue of BMC Medical Education, researchers conducted an

observational longitudinal study to test the relationship between a student’s

motivation in their physiotherapy program and how well they perform in those

classes. Taking into account the participants age and gender, the researchers used

admissions data and interviews to understand how motivation affects their success

in college. The researchers concluded that motivation to learn and self-belief may

be an important factor in the transition to higher education. Additionally, the

researchers noted that changes to curriculum based on student motivation could

be a way to improve student success in the classroom. This source provides data

for my thesis because it shows how self motivation and belief about yourself has

been shown to be important factors when going to college. Thus, I can explain to

my audience that they must have belief in themselves and find ways to motivate

themselves so that they can achieve the grade or degree they want to pursue in

college.

“Motivation.” Learning Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 26 July 2022,

[Link]

The article published by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains

how self motivation is important to college success and some strategies to stay

motivated. The article also describes that students who learn these strategies can
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be better learners. The tips the article has outlined include tips on setting goals,

prioritizing your day, building healthy habits, and avoiding procrastination.

This source is relevant to my paper because it will help me expand on my first

point that self motivation can help you be successful in college because it will

help you overcome negative thoughts about yourself. In the article, it explains that

sometimes students are not motivated because they are afraid of failure. However,

I can explain to my audience that instead of basing your self worth on your

achievements, you can accept the fact that nobody is perfect and continue to keep

yourself motivated. I can further this point by explaining that one of the tips in the

article is that you must motivate yourself even when you don’t feel like it and

overcome negativity to be able to succeed in college. By setting clear goals in

college and motivating yourself to do them even when it is hard, it will help you

have a positive mindset about your identity.

Wang, Cong, et al. "Competence and Autonomous Motivation as Motivational Predictors of

College Students’ Mathematics Achievement: From the Perspective of Self-determination

Theory." International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 9, no. 1, 2022. ProQuest,

[Link]

journals/competence-autonomous-motivation-as-motivational/docview/2678580796/se-2,

doi:[Link]

In this research article, a study was conducted to test how a student’s autonomous

motivation was related to how they successfully completed their Applied Calculus

course at the undergraduate level. This source is credible because it was published

recently in 2022 and the article is from a STEM educational source. As well, this
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was a thoroughly conducted experiment led by researchers. Therefore, this source

will help my message because I will explain that how well a student is motivated

will determine their success in the Applied Calculus course based on the study

done. This source will further my point that self motivation will help my audience

do better in their college courses. At the end of this study, the researchers

concluded that how well a student is motivated will determine their success in the

course, as well as that promoting encouragement to student success will benefit

their academic journey. Thus, self motivation is important so that students can

encourage themselves to set goals and achieve their desired grades on their

courses.