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Situational interest: Its multifaceted structure in the secondary school mathematics classroom.
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In this paper, the tenability of a hypothetical construct of interest as it applies to the secondary mathematics classroom was proposed and empirically assessed, and the results indicate that it is useful to distinguish between personal and situational interest.Abstract:
The present study attempted to tackle a hurdle that continues to plague the research on interest: the lack of an adequate theoretical model. In particular, the tenability of a hypothetical construct of interest as it applies to the secondary mathematics classroom was proposed and empirically assessed. Building on previous theoretical work, the study used qualitative and quantitative methodologies to first develop a model and then assess its construct validity. The results indicate that it is useful to distinguish between personal and situational interest. Furthermore, the results indicate that the structure of situational interest is multifaceted, clarifying 5 subfacets of situational interest in the high school mathematics classroomread more
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An examination of situational interest and its sources in physical education
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the influence of the dimensional sources on situational interest and found that novelty, challenge, attention demand, exploration intention, and instant enjoyment were important sources of situational interest.
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The Role of Importance and Interest in the Processing of Text
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of text-based research on importance and interest is presented, with the purpose of evaluating the research from a methodological standpoint and delineating key findings that emerge from this body of research.
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Children's argument writing, interest and self-efficacy: an intervention study
TL;DR: This paper examined the relation between interest and self-efficacy, two motivational factors relevant to writing: an Interest, Liking, and Selfefficacy Questionnaire was administered pre- and post-intervention.
A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning
Wynne Harlen,Ruth Deakin Crick,Patricia Broadfoot,Richard Daugherty,John Gardner,Mary James,Gordon Stobart +6 more
TL;DR: This work is a review of the Assessment and Learning Research Synthesis Group (ALRSG) and was conducted following the procedures for systematic review developed by the EPPI-Centre and in collaboration with David Gough and Dina Kiwan.
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