“…Ainley, Hidi, & Berndorff, 2002;Harackiewicz, Durik, Barron, Linnenbrink-Garcia, Tauer, 2008;Koeller, Baumert, & Schnable, 2001;Renninger, Ewen & Lasher, 2002;Sansone, Smith, Thoman, & MacNamara, 2012). A substantial body of literature conducted for text-based processing has provided evidence for the benefits of situational interest in supporting engagement and cognitive processing, particularly in the form of enhanced attention and persistence (for reviews see Hidi, 1990Hidi, , 2001Schiefele, 2001Schiefele, , 2009.…”