Several major theories have been established in research on motivation in education to
describe, explain, and predict the direction, initiation, intensity, and persistence of learning …

Curiosity is a universal characteristic of childhood that can motivate and direct attention
during information-seeking to support knowledge development. Understanding the …

Chatbots represent a promising approach to provide instructional content and facilitate
active learning processes. However, there is a lack of knowledge as how to design chatbot …

Three studies on the relationship between curiosity and interest are reported. The first study
was a meta-analysis that examined the Pearson correlations between scales assessing …

How students experience educational environments and the interconnections between their
readiness, task experiences and their long-term desire to reengage with course content are …

Researchers studying curiosity and interest note a lack of consensus in whether and how
these important motivations for learning are distinct. Empirical attempts to distinguish them …

Background A controversy over the distinction between curiosity and situational interest has
recently resurfaced. Nonetheless, empirical research comparing the two is noticeably …

Epistemic emotions are hardly ever studied together, making it difficult to predict what
features are shared versus unique to each emotion. To address this, we conducted two …

This study investigates the impact of psychological stimuli on students' continuance intention
to use massive open online courses (MOOCs), through the mediation effects of emotions …

Students' emotions impact their learning and motivation. Yet, little is known about how
educators perceive the role of student emotions during learning. In this mixed-methods …