Date of Award
4-1981
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Richard W. Malott
Second Advisor
Dr. Howard Farris
Third Advisor
Dr. Jack Michael
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Barbara Fulton
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Two studies evaluated the effect of a self-management training program on students' academic performance. In Experiment 1, nine students with low academic scores received an instructional package providing training in self-monitoring, self-recording, and several environmental management techniques designed to increase the duration of studying for quizzes. The students had a median quiz score of low "C" before training and a median quiz score of "B" following training. Follow-up measures indicated that the majority of students were continuing to use these self-management techniques as part of their everyday activities. In Experiment 2, three components of the self-management program were individually evaluated. Three of the six students with initially low academic performance achieved "A" level performance during the self-recording training (Phase 1), with two students achieving 'A" level and one achieving "B" level performance when the environmental management procedures were added (Phase 3).
Recommended Citation
Dean, Mark R., "The Effects of Self-Management Training on Academic Performance" (1981). Masters Theses. 1772.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1772