The document provides an overview and definitions for the Model of Academic Competence and Motivation (MACM). It discusses that IQ accounts for only 40-50% of school achievement and identifies non-cognitive learner characteristics like academic motivation, self-beliefs, interests and attitudes, self-regulation strategies, and social abilities as accounting for the remaining 50-60% of achievement. It presents MACM as a model for understanding these non-cognitive factors and their influence on student learning outcomes.