Only the students can formulate a goal and arrange their behavior to achieve that goal. Students need to make a personal commitment to what they want to achieve and to make achieving that goal a priority in their daily lives. It refers to the rewards the students used to reinforce themselves as they make progress toward achieving their study goals. After studying for a specified period of time, a student might treat himself or herself to some form of entertainment, a snack or a telephone call to a friend. It is a system of record keeping that provides the students evidence that they are making progress.
Daily entries can record study times to indicate how realistic the initial goal setting was.
Maiorana summarizes his self-management program with the following eight suggestions to help students develop good study habits. Study at only one place. Use this place only for studying. Establish an initial study schedule that you know you can maintain. You build from there.