Individual Differences in Interest and Narrative Writing

Teaching Elementary School Students to Play With Meanings and Genre

“…Regarding individual interest, there is limited evidence to support claims of an association between individual interest and writing quality. Although McLaren (1990, 1991) considered interest to be generated by text topic, other researchers focused on interest in a topic as long-standing or individual interest (Albin, Benton, & Khramtsova, 1996;Benton, Corkill, Sharp, Downey, & Khramtsova, 1995).…”

A Motivated Exploration of Motivation Terminology

“…A deep-seated interest which emerges from one's history of interactions with an object or stimulus that is characterized by the desire to develop competence and display a personal investment in the targeted field (e.g., Albin, Benton, & Khramtsova, 1996;Alexander et al, 1997;Hidi, 1990;Schiefele, 1991) Situational interest A transitory, short-lived interest that pertains to the specific characteristics of an event or object within an immediate situation or context (e.g., Albin, Benton, & Khramtsova, 1996;Alexander, Murphy, Woods, Duhon, & Parker, 1997;Hidi, 1990;Schiefele, 1991) Motivation The physiological process involved in the direction, vigor, and persistence of behavior (Bergin, Ford, & Hess, 1993, p.…”

Reading and writing tasks on different university degree courses: what do the students say they do?

“…For example, if a student perceives summarizing as a copy-delete task, he or she will probably implement a strategy of selecting and copying information, but will not employ strategies for organizing what they have selected. The importance of motivational aspects have also been stressed, including the part played by students' perceptions of task difficulty and self-efficacy (Pajares, 2003), and interest in reading and writing (Albi et al, 1996;Hidi & Mclaren, 1991). Similarly, research has shown that performing the task collaboratively in small groups is another factor that can promote constructive learning processes when reading and writing (Keys, 1995;Brown & Campione, 1996;Raphael, 2000;Tynjälä, 2001).…”