{"id":1789,"date":"2021-03-16T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2021-02-26T04:03:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T04:03:59","slug":"motivate-with-curiosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/motivate-with-curiosity\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivate with curiosity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether in the classroom or through distance learning, motivation is a key factor in student learning. Numerous studies have shown that as students interact with information, &#8220;emotional amplitude&#8221; (fun) can greatly increase retention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/mindshift\/57152\/every-kid-is-motivated-action-oriented-ideas-to-revive-students-curiosity\" target=\"_blank\">This article<\/a> offers insights into using curiosity to revive and enhance student interest. As Harvard researcher, Elizabeth Bonawitz, puts it, &#8220;Students feel more motivated and engaged when they have more control over what is happening.\u201d And that&#8217;s especially true when you add fun to the equation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this is no surprise, it\u2019s an important reminder in our current educational landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether in the classroom or through distance learning, motivation is a key factor in student learning. Numerous studies have shown that as students interact with information, &#8220;emotional amplitude&#8221; (fun) can greatly increase retention. This article offers insights into using curiosity to revive and enhance student interest. As Harvard researcher, Elizabeth Bonawitz, puts it, &#8220;Students feel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[79,81,77,78,76,80],"class_list":["post-1789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-action-oriented-ideas","tag-curiosity-in-classroom","tag-emotional-amplitude","tag-motivate-with-curiosity","tag-motivation","tag-motivation-in-classroom","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1791,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions\/1791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}