Search results for author:"Suzanne Hidi"
Total records matched: 3 Search took: 0.071 secs
-
Interest: A unique motivational variable
Suzanne Hidi
Educational Research Review Vol. 1, No. 2 (2006) pp. 69–82
In the first part of this article, I discuss motivational variables in general, and interest in specific and propose that because of its biological roots, interest is a unique motivational variable. Furthermore, it is suggested that to demonstrate...
Language: English
-
Gender and interest processes in response to literary texts: situational and individual interest
Mary Ainley; Kylie Hillman; Suzanne Hidi
Learning and Instruction Vol. 12, No. 4 pp. 411–428
This investigation examined interest in literary texts among senior secondary students. It explored how individual and situational factors contribute to topic interest and, using interactive computer techniques, monitored reactions to the texts that ...
Language: English
-
Children's argument writing, interest and self-efficacy: an intervention study
Suzanne Hidi; Dagmar Berndorff; Mary Ainley
Learning and Instruction Vol. 12, No. 4 pp. 429–446
The purpose of this study was to examine how a combination of motivational and instructional variables can be best utilized in an intervention program to improve students' emotional and cognitive experiences during argument writing. One hundred and...
Language: English