volition

Examples of volition in the following topics:

• Self-Regulation and Volition

  • v=TIXkee4dNXQ).This narrated PowerPoint explains how Volition, while being an aspect of Self Regulation, differs in that it requires more from the learner in terms of being able to block outside disruptions.Click here to download the narration in a word file (http://projects.coe.uga.edu/itm/epltt/motivationScript.doc).By Ansley Bennett, Rob Mosteller, and Anna Reitz (2007).
  • Volition is one of the most important factors contributing to self-regulation.According to Corno (1994, p. 229), volition is "the tendency to maintain focus and effort toward goals despite potential distractions".For some reason, some learners overcome barriers and difficulties to ensure that academic goals are reached.
  • Corno and Zimmerman (1994) developed a volitional control activities list as below:
  • Source: Corno, L. (1994).Student volition and education: Outcomes, influences, and practices.In B.
  • Self-regulation is not a fixed characteristic of learners.Employing appropriate strategies can help learners to develop self-regulation and volition to learn.Zimmerman (1998) designed a table to compare experts' methods of self-regulation across different disciplines.Familiarity with these self-regulated methods is not only useful in learning, but once mastered, the techniques can be useful throughout life to function effectively in informal contexts.

• Introduction to Motivation

  • Conceptually, motivation should not be confused with either volition or optimism.

• Slavery and the Revolution

  • The free black may have been drafted or enlisted by his own volition.

• Nip Rudeness in the Bud

  • If they choose of their own volition to post an apology, that's great, but demanding that they do so will only cause resentment.

• Constitutional Issues and Compromises

  • This position reflected the belief that the states were independent entities that could enter and leave the United States on their own volition.

• The Miranda Warning

  • The police must immediately cease all interrogation and the police cannot reinitiate interrogation unless counsel is present (merely consulting with counsel is insufficient) or the defendant contacts the police on his own volition.

• Overview of the Cerebrum

  • The cerebrum directs the conscious or volitional motor functions of the body.

• Aztec Religion

  • In one legend, the warrior Tlahuicole was freed by the Aztecs but eventually returned of his own volition to die in ritual sacrifice.

• Introduction to Schizophrenia and Psychosis

  • Motor disturbances include disorders of mobility, activity, and volition.