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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 Triggers Students' Interest during Higher Education Lectures? Personal and Situational Variables Associated with Situational Interest.
TL;DR: This article examined triggers of students' situational interest during lectures and found that most lectures fail to inspire students' interest, despite evidence that most lecture fails to do so, despite the fact that most lecturing is often touted as a means to inspire student interest.
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An Investigation on Individual Students’ Perceptions of Interest Utilizing a Blended Learning Approach
TL;DR: In this article, the authors employed a quasi-experimental design consisting of two different treatment groups, online discussions versus face-to-face discussions, to assess the effect of blended learning on perceived individual student interest.
Fostering Students' Identification with Mathematics and Science
TL;DR: The MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation as mentioned in this paper explores the process whereby students transition from a short-term, situational interest in mathematics or science to a more enduring individual interest in which they incorporate performance in mathematics and science into their self-definitions (e.g. "I am a scientist").
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