VESPA Mindset Workbook: 40 activities for FE students that transform commitment, motivation and productivity

Steve Oakes and Martin Griffin's The VESPA Mindset Workbook provides 40 activities to boost college students' positivity, resilience, and organization, helping them develop the five key traits and behaviors crucial to academic success. It is designed for a student audience and is rooted in theory and tried and tested in practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 100 pages
Publication date: 04 January 2019
Publisher: Crown House Publishing

In The VESPA Mindset Workbook: 40 Activities for FE Students That Transform Commitment, Motivation, and Productivity, Steve Oakes and Martin Griffin present a comprehensive collection of practical exercises aimed at enhancing college students' positivity, resilience, and organization. Success in college is not solely determined by intelligence; rather, it is the outcome of a combination of character traits, effective behaviors, and attitudes. Successful students approach their studies with the right mindset, skills, and attitudes, including understanding how to learn and revise effectively, being determined and organized, giving more discretionary effort, and achieving top results.

The VESPA Mindset Workbook provides students with a structured approach to engage in 40 activities designed to cultivate the five essential traits and behaviors crucial to academic success: vision, effort, systems, practice, and attitude (VESPA). Each activity has been carefully crafted with a student audience in mind, taking approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete, allowing students to record their answers and reflect on their thoughts. Furthermore, the activities have been organized thematically under the VESPA umbrella, offering supplementary advice for improvement and self-development based on the authors' extensive experience working with post-16 students.

This essential workbook is grounded in theory and has been extensively tested in practice, empowering students to break through barriers, build resilience, effectively manage their workload, and unlock their full potential. Sold in packs of 25, the workbook sets are particularly well-suited for college tutors who aim to instill the VESPA mindset in their students, enabling them to thrive in their academic journey.

Weight: 6208g
Dimension: 248 x 318 x 179 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785834158