1. LONDO STUDYING BIOLOGY series By Joni and Pavi CASE: Londo is regulating his motivation and emotions

2. PROBLEM Although he has well prepared for the exam, he still feel nervous and worried thinking of it...

3. REASONS Londo’s past experience. He did prepared well, but during the examination day, he felt very nervous and scared to the extent he had forgotten everything he had studied.

4. SOLUTION MODEL: Londo needs to regulate his emotional and motivation in order to achieve his goals. Examinations could increase anxiety for many learners. LIT: Goal-Oriented Self-Talk: He needs to tell himself “he had taken the necessary actions and now he is ready to give the best.” (Wolters, 2003).

5. Londo needs to boost up his confidence in answering exam-like questions. But doing the same exam-like questions could be boring for Londo... (Zimmerman: deficiency in self- satisfaction/affect)

6. He now would need to change his strategy with something he would enjoy He could now discuss with his friends and have a study-group to discuss. LIT: Interest Enhancement – “use strategies designed to increase their immediate enjoyment or the situational interest they experience while completing an activity” (Wolters, 2003)