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Direct linkPalmer, David H. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
"Situational interest" is a short-term form of motivation which occurs when a specific situation stimulates the focused attention of students (e.g., a spectacular science demonstration could arouse transient interest amongst nearly all the students in a class, even those who are not normally interested in science). However, there have…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Student Interests, Grade 9, Classrooms
