The present dissertation investigates the prerequisite factors for the situational interest of students in the mathematics classroom. The analysis focuses on the functional interaction between instructional, motivational, and cognitive process variables. A multilevel approach is used to disentangle influences on both the individual and class level. Starting from current empirical results in the fields of interest research and research on teaching, a quantitative study with 951 students from 38 classes (eighth grade) was conducted. The study's results underline the importance of instructional variables for the students’ situational interest. Moreover, mediation analyses indicate that individual motivational and cognitive processes can partially explain the direct effects of instructional variables on situational interest.
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The present dissertation investigates the prerequisite factors for the situational interest of students in the mathematics classroom. The analysis focuses on the functional interaction between instructional, motivational, and cognitive process variables. A multilevel approach is used to disentangle influences on both the individual and class level. Starting from current empirical results in the fields of interest research and research on teaching, a quantitative study with 951 students from 38 c...
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