ED 670 Unit 1.a

Interest and Affect in Schools Today

 

 

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Read this: (1) Interest and affect chapter - this is a textbook chapter that is a bit dry. Glean what you can but you may not read every single word.

Go here to read about flow - a related psychological construct that is helpful to consider as well.

Consider these questions as you read (same questions in Moodle):

  1. How important are interest and affect in learning? Are these impoverished concepts in schools today or are teens adequately interested? If so, is that just a factor of the individual person or is interest associated with a situation?
  2. What's the link between self-concept and interest? What's the link between self-concept, interest, and achievement?
  3. What do you think about flow? Is flow something we should be shooting for in schools and classrooms? Can you recall a time you experienced flow in a learning situation?