Stimulating curiosity to enhance learning

Pluck, G. and Johnson, H. L. (2011) Stimulating curiosity to enhance learning. GESJ: Education Sciences and Psychology , 2 (19). ISSN 1512-1801

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Abstract

Curiosity is an aspect of intrinsic motivation that has great potential to enhance student learning. Theory and evidence describing curiosity are discussed, focusing on psychological and pedagogical literature relating to adult education. In particular, the concept of ‘information gaps’ as a source of academic curiosity is explored. In addition, the concept of curiosity in two disparate sample disciplines; second language learning and medical education are considered. The role of inquiry based learning approaches are also discussed as potential modes of stimulating student curiosity, as well as simple classroom techniques, which could be applied to almost any academic discipline and based on the theories should act to enhance student curiosity.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Curiosity, learning, education, motivation
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine (Sheffield) > Department of Neuroscience (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Dr Graham Pluck
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2012 09:33
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2013 17:39
Published Version:	http://gesj.internet-academy.org.ge/en/title_en.ph...
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Georgian Technical University
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/74470

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