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Interest-activated Instruction

Interest-Activated Instruction is a pedagogical approach that belongs to the class of instructional strategies designed to enhance learning engagement by situating content delivery within the learner's personal interests, distinguished by its systematic activation and integration of those interests as cognitive entry points for curriculum access and knowledge construction.

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2.7K

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87

Authors

47

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

35

Situational interest and academic achievement in the active-learning classroom

Jerome I. Rotgans, Henk G. Schmidt · Learning and Instruction · 2009 · 398 citations

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Strategies for Increasing Text-Based Interest and Students' Recall of Expository Texts

Suzanne Hidi, William Baird · Reading Research Quarterly · 1988 · 345 citations

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Curiosity, interest and engagement in technology-pervasive learning environments: a new research agenda

Marilyn P. Arnone, Ruth V. Small, Sarah A. Chauncey et al. · Educational Technology Research and Development · 2011 · 292 citations

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The role of teachers in facilitating situational interest in an active-learning classroom

Jerome I. Rotgans, Henk G. Schmidt · Teaching and Teacher Education · 2010 · 210 citations

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Triggering situational interest by decorative illustrations both fosters and hinders learning in computer-based learning environments

Ulrike Magner, Rolf Schwonke, Vincent Aleven et al. · Learning and Instruction · 2012 · 193 citations

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Authors

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  1. JI
    Jerome I. Rotgans

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    2 publications · 608 citations

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  2. MA
    Michael A. Posner

    Villanova University, United States

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  3. WK
    Wendy K. Smith

    University of Delaware, United States

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  4. HG
    Henk G. Schmidt

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    2 publications · 608 citations

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  5. SW
    Sonja Werner

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

    1 publications · 71 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    608 citations

  2. Fordham University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    64 citations

  3. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    726 citations

  4. Republic Polytechnic

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    608 citations

  5. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    647 citations

  6. Villanova University

    Radnor, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    64 citations

  7. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    64 citations

  8. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

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Venues

  1. Research in Science Education

    3 publications · 178 citations

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  2. Learning and Instruction

    3 publications · 638 citations

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  3. Academy of Management Learning and Education

    AMLE · 3 publications · 132 citations

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  4. Contemporary Educational Psychology

    CEP · 2 publications · 272 citations

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  5. Annals of Dyslexia

    1 publications · 10 citations

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