This review aims to clarify four perennial issues surrounding the concept of curiosity: its
nature, conceptual distinction from situational interest, types, and educational implications …

Motivating students to pursue science careers is a top priority among many science
educators. We add to the growing literature by examining the impact of a utility value …

Educators have indicated that social approaches to reading such as book talk activities are
helpful for promoting students' interest in reading. However, it is not possible for teachers to …

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 …

This article provides an overview of recent interest research, focusing on the
conceptualization, measurement, and generation of interest. It includes work that reflects …

The present research examined how mode of play in an educational mathematics video
game impacts learning, performance, and motivation. The game was designed for the …

Context personalization—the incorporation of students' out-of-school interests into learning
tasks—has recently been shown to positively affect students' situational interest and their …

Adaptive learning technologies are emerging in educational settings as a means to
customize instruction to learners' background, experiences, and prior knowledge. Here, a …

The use of augmented reality (AR) in education is an emerging trend aimed at improving
students' learning outcomes and affective factors. This study further investigated the effects …

Interest theory adopts a person-in-context perspective. In this view, a momentary experience
of interest is shaped by environmental circumstances and stable personal preferences …