Having college success truly depends on the individual. Each individual has or will receive a course syllabus that outlines the required assignments, will decide whether or not to complete the coursework, and how one will invest the time, energy, and resources to be personally responsible for college success. If one does just enough to get by and is not very motivated, college success will most likely mirror their efforts. A study of University Students’ Motivation and Its Relationship with Their Academic Performance, “student motivation is the element that leads students’ attitudes towards the learning process” (Afzal, Ali, Khan, & Hamid, 2010, P. 81). Motivation is intrinsic to one’s personal responsibility, and is defined as the general desire or willingness of someone to do something. When one has personal responsibility, they have the freedom to make choices, which affect their goals. With this in mind, one can conclude that the choices he or she makes will negatively or positively affect his or her success in college. So, having that motivation to succeed is the most important reason an individual has to be personally responsible and has college
Having college success truly depends on the individual. Each individual has or will receive a course syllabus that outlines the required assignments, will decide whether or not to complete the coursework, and how one will invest the time, energy, and resources to be personally responsible for college success. If one does just enough to get by and is not very motivated, college success will most likely mirror their efforts. A study of University Students’ Motivation and Its Relationship with Their Academic Performance, “student motivation is the element that leads students’ attitudes towards the learning process” (Afzal, Ali, Khan, & Hamid, 2010, P. 81). Motivation is intrinsic to one’s personal responsibility, and is defined as the general desire or willingness of someone to do something. When one has personal responsibility, they have the freedom to make choices, which affect their goals. With this in mind, one can conclude that the choices he or she makes will negatively or positively affect his or her success in college. So, having that motivation to succeed is the most important reason an individual has to be personally responsible and has college