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ERIC Number: EJ484376
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
Interest, Prior Knowledge, and Learning.
Tobias, Sigmund
Review of Educational Research, v64 n1 p37-54 Spr 1994
This article discusses the importance of studying interest and reviews research on the association between interest and prior knowledge to conclude that there is a substantial linear relationship between the two. A model of the interest-knowledge relationship is updated, and the similarity between interest and curiosity is explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curiosity, Educational Research, Interest Research, Interests, Knowledge Level, Learning, Literature Reviews, Models, Research Needs, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Interest Knowledge Relationship