31 Retrieval Activity 6
Activity #R6: Retrieval, Determining your Learning Motivation
For each of the prompts, indicate if it is an explanation for why you attend college.
Look at the prompts you choose as major motivators for why you attend college.
To see which motivators are internal and which are external, click the blue “check” button 
It is okay to have some of each, but most students will have some internal motivators to be successful in college. It probably takes a combination of the two to pursue a degree when faced with obstacles, which there may be numerous. If you have only external motivators, you may find it more difficult to persevere when you face obstacles.
Reference:
Vallerand, R. J., Pelletier, L. G., Blais, M. R., Brière, N. M., Senécal, C. B., & Vallières, É. F. (1992). Academic Motivation Scale [Academic Motivation Scale–College Version Echelle de Motivation en Education] https://doi.org/10.1037/t25718-000
