The Power of Interest for Motivation and Engagement describes the benefits of interest for
people of all ages. Using case material as illustrations, the volume explains that interest can …

Developing interest is a powerful support for deeper learning. The presence of even some
interest beneficially affects individuals' attention and memory, as well as their motivation and …

Community college students face difficulties in mathematics courses and may not
understand the relevance of the topics they are learning to their intended career. When such …

Lecturing is often touted as a means to inspire students' interest, despite evidence that most
lectures fail to do so. This study examines triggers of students' situational interest during …

How students experience educational environments and the interconnections between their
readiness, task experiences and their long-term desire to reengage with course content are …

Interest plays a critical role in learning and development. It is able to compel students toward
short term exploration, motivating them toward the pursuit of future goals, as well as leading …

Self-report is a fundamental research tool for the social sciences. Despite quantitative
surveys being the workhorses of the self-report stable, few researchers question their format …

People engage in learning in various settings and environments. This involves learning in a
formal learning environment like a classroom and less formal environments such as …

This chapter reviews literature suggesting the benefit of integrating new conceptions of
workplace interest with research on the development of interest that has primarily been …

Challenges particular to second-year students have been identified that can impact
persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. We …