organization, such as a list of rules to name structures make it easier than memorizing the thousand of molecules that could be formed. Over all the best way for me to learn something is actually doing lots of the problems repeatedly until it became second nature where I no longer had to think back on the list of rules or the mnemonics. Making things have meaning and being understood make the steps make sense.My motivations for this class are to get a good grade so that I can move up to the next level and eventually graduate with a degree. The ultimate goal for me to get into vet school and become a doctor of veterinary medicine. This is just one of the building blocks to that goal. I am extrinsic motivated because my motivation are created by extrinsic factor like rewards and punishments (Woolfolk, p. 374). I don't think learning chemistry is fun or easy. I do it because my reward would be getting into vet school and the punishment would be not achieving that goal.I am performance oriented because I don't really care if I totally understand everything of organic chemistry, I just want to seem competent or perform well in the eyes of others. Getting a 3.0 grade or above will make me look like I am competent in organic chemistry which will let me continue to the next level. My motive for the chemistry is to get through as best as I get. ...
