JSCH_V1_N1_RP2 Leyla Tercanlioglu Journal on School Educational Technology 2230 – 7133 1 1 48 56 Effort regulation, Peer learning, Help seeking, Resource Management Resource management strategies have been identified as important factors in the enhancement of students' learning. Therefore we sought to (i) to explore and describe the Resource Management Strategies of third year pre-service EFL teachers; (ii) to explore the relationship between the Resource Management Strategies (iii) to explore the relationship between the gender variable and the Resource Management Strategies of third year pre-service EFL teachers. A total of 174 pre-service (males = 40, females = 134) completed Motivated Learning Strategies Questionnaire (Pintrich, Smith, Garcia, & McKeachie, 1991). Firstly, the results of the study indicated that pre-service EFL teachers showed poor time management behaviours. Secondly, they do not have the tendency to maintain focus and effort toward goals despite potential distractions. Thirdly, they displayed both poor peer collaboration and help seeking behaviors. What emerged from the data is that local culture has some important. June - August 2005 Copyright © 2005 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=938