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The Four-Phase Model of Interest Development

January 1, 2006 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Exhibitions, Informal/Formal Connections
Building on and extending existing research, this article proposes a 4-phase model of interest development. The model describes 4 phases in the development and deepening of learner interest: triggered situational interest, maintained situational interest, emerging (less-developed) individual interest, and well-developed individual interest. Affective as well as cognitive factors are considered. Educational implications of the proposed model are identified.

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  • Suzanne Hidi
    Author
    University of Toronto
  • K. Ann Renninger
    Author
    Swarthmore College
  • Citation

    Publication Name: Educational Psychologist
    Volume: 41
    Number: 2
    Page Number: 111
    Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Social science and psychology
    Audience: Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Public Programs | Exhibitions | Informal/Formal Connections

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