Developing a thirst for knowledge: How uncertainty in the classroom influences curiosity, affect, learning, and transfer
Abstract
Uncertainty is a key variable in fostering curiosity, which, in turn, is associated with learning. Yet, research in educational contexts rarely takes uncertainty into account, and rarely explores uncertainty and curiosity in the context of complex instructional activities. One concern with uncertainty is that it can provoke negative affect. Providing learners with expectations of future uncertainty may attenuate their feelings of negative...
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Title
Developing a thirst for knowledge: How uncertainty in the classroom influences curiosity, affect, learning, and transfer
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Volume
59
Pages
101785 - 101785
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