This week I decided to map out my Academic Fears for my Rel 101 class as well as my Stats class. Mostly because these are the classes I am not doing as well as I would like to in. I chose the academic fears strategy because I hoped that it would maybe pacify some of my anxieties.
Prep and Application
To begin I made a chart using the same template that is used in the book, including the four sections: Academic Fears, Worst Outcome, Best Outcome, and Action Needed. The best and worst outcomes were simple, and virtually the same for both. The best being, "not failing", and the worst being, "failing". The academic fears were pretty simple. For my Religion class I put: 1. Not understanding the material 2. Not understanding the question for the essay 3. Failing a pop quiz in the discussion section, and for my Stats class I put: 1. Not understanding the material. 2. Failing a midterm 3. Failing a pop quiz in the discussion section. The actions needed were a bit more complicated. For my religion class I put: 1. Read before and after class 2. Go over the question with my TA/Professor 3. Twenty Minute test prep, and for my stats class I put: 1. Imporve notes/ maybe get a tutor 2+3. Twenty minute test prep.
Lame
This strategy actually did not really appeal to my learning style as much. It defiantly still has some more room for creativity to suit my own needs. The actions taken to do this strategy are fairly simple, but you need to be honest with yourself. There are even less materials needed, just a pad and pen. My evaluation of this strategy is fairly high, its nice to know whats behind your own anxieties.
I Like how in your chart you wrote the letters "A" and "F" in the best and worst outcome section. Being a visual learner, just seeing those letters have a big impact on me.
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