wagon train, in U.S. history, a group of covered wagons used to convey people and supplies to the West before the coming of the railroad. The wagon replaced the pack, or horse, train in land commerce as soon as proper roads had been built.
Alone, self-observation is insufficient because motivation depends on oneâs expectations of outcomes and efficacy (Zimmerman & Schunk, 2001). Self-evaluation: Self-evaluation compares an individual's current performance with a desired performance or goal.
A general representation of a closed loop feedback system (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Motivation as per one definition is âthe willingness to put effort into achieving goalsâ. In all motivation theories, âgoalsâ are very important. One such motivational framework involves self-regulatory theory which is concerned with how people self-regulate themselves in the pursuit of their goals.