Learning, Knowledge and Human Development MOOC’s Updates
Educational Counseling: Student Academic Motivation
I am more interested in addressing the need to enhance students' academic motivation and self-regulated skills. Nowadays, there are a lot of college students who struggle to stay motivated in in school and lack of time management, maybe due to so many things happening in our surroundings, especially since they are exposed to technology and social media. Although they may experience some bullying, like cyberbullying, the world of social media is very dangerous to our students. These challenges often result in low academic performance and self-confidence and some case may lead to dropouts or withdraw from school.
As an aspiring educational counselor, I believe that the most important thing to do is to help the students stay motivated and self-regulated learning is essential to student success. How can do that?, I think educational counseling plays a vital role in helping these students rebuild motivation and regain control over their learning. By integrating concepts from educational psychology, such as Bandura's self-efficacy theory and Zimmerman's model of self-regulated learning, counselors can guide students to monitor their progress, manage their emotions, and reflect on their academic efforts despite the pressure from their environment. Counseling strategies may include individual and group counseling sessions, which focused on emotional resilience, coping mechanisms and positive peer relationships and help them handle pressure and harsh comments from the social media world.
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@Johaima Haron I really appreciate your focus on academic motivation and self-regulated learning—it’s such an important area, especially given the challenges students face with technology and social media. I like how you connected Bandura’s self-efficacy theory and Zimmerman’s model of self-regulated learning to practical counseling strategies. Your point about using both individual and group sessions to build emotional resilience and coping skills is excellent. I’m curious, have you seen specific interventions or programs that successfully help students manage social media distractions while maintaining motivation in their studies?