The Categorized and Important (Advantages) Interest
Categorized of Interest /
Eidswick
2009 defines Interest is
commonly categorized as situational interest, individual interest and topic
interest.
1.
Situational
interest is an emotional state aroused by features of environmental or textual
stimuli. Characteristics that have been found to arouse situational interest
include textual coherence and comprehensibility, novelty and personal relevance
2.
Individual
interest is considered to be a stable and enduring inclination to engage with
activities or four-phase model of
interest development wherein situational interest, when provided with social
support, can develop into increasingly committed levels of individual
interest.
3.
The
third category, topic interest, refers to interest prompted by a certain topic
or theme. It appears to share qualities of both situational and individual
interest with contributions of either depending on individuals’ knowledge, experiences
and the perceived value of a topic.
The Important of Interest
Eidswick
(2009: 3) Topic interest is important to teachers because it is
controllable in classroom activities and it constitutes a point of confluence
between the more ephemeral situational interest and the more enduring and
engaged (hence more valuable to learning) individual interest.
The dynamic nature of topic interest highlights the
interdependent relationship between situational and independent interest, as
well as the contributions of other motivational variables (such as background
knowledge, goals, self-efficacy, etc.) that individuals bring to learning
situations. Ainley, et al. (2002) illustrate this relationship using student
reactions to a text called “Black Holes and Quasars”. Individuals uninterested
in astronomy might nonetheless find such a topic interesting because of compelling
qualities (such as novelty, mystery or danger) embedded in the title. On the
other hand, individuals possessing individual interest in astronomy will be
interested in the text because of a formed and enduring attraction to it.
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