By:

BREN DALE M. MIRANDABEEd III -14

METACOGNITIVESKILLS

P A KN C G I

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T R SE E T

► Something that a person enjoys learning about or doing.

INTERESTWhat is INTEREST?INTEREST

► Is a feeling that causes attention to focus on an object, event, or process.

► A quality that attracts your attention and makes you want to learn more about or to be involved in something.

► A motivational variable refers to the psychological state of engaging or the predisposition to reengage with particular classes of objects, events, or ideas over time.

FOR YOU…What is INTEREST?

2 TYPES OF INTEREST

SITUATIONAL INTEREST

► Refers to focused attention and affective reaction that is triggered in the moment by environmental stimuli, which may or may not last over time.

INDIVIDUAL INTEREST

► Refers to a person’s relatively enduring predisposition to engage particular content over time as well as to the immediate psychological state when this predisposition has been activated.

METACOGNITIVE SKILLS:

INTERESTThanks for listening!