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Understanding the Motivation Problems of At-Risk College Students.

Peer reviewed

Mealey, Donna L. – Journal of Reading, 1990

Examines the nature of motivation to understand how achievement motivation is related to autonomous, self-regulated learning. Discusses the role of motivation in strategic learning, with applications made to the developmental college reading population. (RS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Learning Strategies

Context Instruction: A Metacognitive Approach for At-Risk Readers.

Peer reviewed

Blachowicz, Camille L. Z.; Zabroske, Barbara – Journal of Reading, 1990

Describes the goal-setting, assumptions, and instructional design of a metacognitive approach for using context-use strategies to develop at-risk students' vocabulary. Presents an example demonstrating implementation of the approach. Reports that both teacher and students evaluated the approach favorably. (RS)

Descriptors: Context Clues, High Risk Students, Intermediate Grades, Metacognition