PSYC 3310 Chapter 9: Chapter 9

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3310
• Professor: Kieran O' Doherty

Document Summary

Study for a long time to do well on a test, however you have poor study skills so you don"t do well, or you live in a loud and noisy building so you cannot focus well when you study: key components to the theory of planned behaviour, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, behavioural intention, actual academic performance. Academic self concept and performance: academic self concept (cid:224) feelings, attitudes, and perceptions that students hold about their academic ability, academic self concept affects motivation and performance, academic self concept and academic performance have a reciprocal relationship, academic self concept is both cause and effect of performance, academic self concept can differ by student"s age, gender or ethnicity, when young, it is important to foster positive beliefs about academic skills and give constructive feedback on performance, also applies to students in middle school, high school and university.