Interest:
Latin
word ‘Interest’ –means ‘it concerns’ or ‘it matters’. So interest is
just something that concerns or matters to us- (Ross)
The feeling of wanting to know or learn about
something or someone
It is the feeling that promote us to
spontaneous activity.
Jmames M. Sawhrey and Charls W. Relford:-
“Interest as a favourable attitude toward
objects”.
Nature and Characteristics of Interest
ü It closely linked with our instinct, basic
needs, drives and motives
ü It is a precondition to attention. (Related to
each other)
ü It is innate as well as acquired dispositions
ü It provide strength of an individual to resist
fatigue
ü It provide energy and driving force
ü It sharpened by heredity and environment
ü It is not fixed and permanent
ü It can be measured
ü It makes effective learning
Factors affecting Interest
·
Personal
factors
(Physical health, mental health, Age, Sex,
Behaviour, Aptitude, Motives, Emotion etc.)
·
Environmental
factors
(Socio-economic status of the family, Rearing
practice, Cultural status, Education and training, Opportunities etc.)
How to develop interest?
·
Accept
and appreciate individual differences of children
·
Provide
variety materials and experiences
·
Encourage
children to be spontaneous in their expression of ideas and feelings
·
Appreciate
every child’s efforts
·
Story
telling
How to measure interest?
We can measure interests using interest
inventories. Some inventories are given below:
·
Kuder’s
Preference Record:
For High school students
It measures interest in 10 general areas: Outdoor,
Mechanical, Computational, Scientific, Persuasive, Literary, Musical, Artistic,
Social service and Clerical.
·
Stewart and Brainard’s Specific
Interest Inventories:
·
Cleeton’s Vocational Interest
Inventory
·
Strong’s Vocational Interest Blank
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