To Level the Playing Field, Develop Interest
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22124676 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Ann Renninger (0000-0002-3054-4637, Swarthmore College, corresponding author), Suzanne E Hidi (University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Suzanne Hidi (University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 10-18 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2372-7322 • E-ISSN: 2372-7330 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2372732219864705 |
| OpenAlex | W2953544351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 52 |
Individuals do not all come to tasks, activities, or assignments with the same readiness to engage. Differences in the ability to focus, comprehend, or problem-solve can lead to inequalities of outcome and make learners less likely to realize their potential. Given that interest development supports persistence, conscientiousness, and the ability to work with negative feedback, educators and policymakers could help to increase educational opportunity for all by promoting the development of interest. Interest is a cognitive and motivational variable that describes (a) engagement, or participation, with some content (such as physics, writing, or baseball) and also (b) the motivation to continue to seek opportunities to engage with that content: seeking information, posing questions, and tackling challenge. Interest works because the information search it creates is rewarding. The development of interest heightens understanding and sustains engaged work. It also positively influences outcomes such as performance and continued enrollment. Even the development of a little interest can make a difference. Educators and policymakers can enhance educational opportunities by promoting interest development. Methods are described
Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Personality · Political science · Public relations · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Evaluation of a learning module on team competencies in medicine utilizing simulation-based scenarios
Seductive Details, Cognitive Load, and Learning Outcomes
Contemporary Chinese vocational interest scale in the digital age
The relationship between secondary school students’ situational interest and their collaborative learning interactions
Investigating the individual interests of undergraduate students in STEM disciplines
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Pathways of interest and participation
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Self-efficacy latent growth trajectories' longitudinal links with achievement and interest
Interest development, self-related information processing, and practice
Interest and effort in education.
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Promoting Interest and Performance in High School Science Classes
Revisiting the Conceptualization, Measurement, and Generation of Interest
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Situational interest
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Individual interest and its implications for understanding intrinsic motivation
Information-seeking, curiosity, and attention
The role of achievement goals in the development of interest
The Four-Phase Model of Interest Development
How can we determine students’ motivation for reading before formal instruction? Results from a self-beliefs and interest scale validation
The role of teachers in facilitating situational interest in an active-learning classroom
Strategies for Increasing Text-Based Interest and Students' Recall of Expository Texts
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Closing achievement gaps with a utility-value intervention
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |