The Science of Interest

By: O'Keefe

Book Overview

This exceptional volume analyzes the intricate roles interest plays in cognition, motivation and learning, and daily living, with a special focus on its development and maintenance across life domains. Leading experts discuss a spectrum of interest ranging from curiosity to obsession, and trace its functions in goal-setting, decision-making, self-regulation, and performance. New research refines the current knowledge on student interest in educational...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319555073
• ISBN13: 9783319555072
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"