Educational Psychology / Unit 7 EDP 0620 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Four Phases of Interest
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The idea
Hidi and Renninger's four-phase model traces interest from triggered situational interest, to maintained situational interest, to emerging individual interest, to well-developed individual interest.
In practice
A field trip sparks curiosity, a unit sustains it, and a student begins reading on her own.
Where people slip
The model is underspecified and has limited empirical support, so treat it as a guide.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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