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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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What if I can’t? Success expectancies moderate the effects of utility value information on situational interest and performance
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of a utility value manipulation on interest and performance were moderated by expectations for success, and the results showed further support for the importance of success expectancies in moderating the effect of directly-communicated utility value.
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The Effects of a Web-Based Learning Environment on Student Motivation in a High School Earth Science Course
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Triggering situational interest by decorative illustrations both fosters and hinders learning in computer-based learning environments
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Antecedents and consequences of situational interest.
TL;DR: Results suggest that classroom practices shape SI, which was positively related to individual interest and perceived competence in science at the end of the programme as well as teacher-rated engagement and mediated the associations of classroom practices with these outcomes.
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How situational is situational interest? Investigating the longitudinal structure of situational interest
TL;DR: In this paper, repeated measurements of situational interest collected from a sample of 327 high school students during problem-based learning activities were analyzed using Latent State Trait (LST) theory.
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