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Overview

Suzanne Hidi is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, particularly focusing on experimental and cognitive psychology, developmental and educational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and education. Their research encompasses a range of topics including psychological and educational research studies, education, achievement and giftedness, educational strategies and epistemologies, creativity in education and neuroscience, neuroscience, education and cognitive function, innovative teaching and learning methods, as well as identity, memory, and therapy.

The scientist has published several papers with notable works such as:

  • On educating, curiosity, and interest development (2020), Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
  • To Level the Playing Field, Develop Interest (2020), Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • Interest development, self-related information processing, and practice (2021), Theory Into Practice
  • The differences and similarities between curiosity and interest: Meta-analysis and network analyses (2022), Learning and Instruction
  • Acquiring competence from both extrinsic and intrinsic rewards (2024), Learning and Instruction

Their research has appeared in various publication venues, with a concentration in:

  • Learning and Instruction
  • Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • Theory Into Practice
  • Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
  • Proceedings of the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting

Frequent collaborators include K. Ann Renninger, Xin Tang, Kou Murayama, Jari Lavonen, and Katariina Salmela-Aro, with multiple joint publications especially with K. Ann Renninger.

Best Publications

  • The Four-Phase Model of Interest Development.

    Suzanne Hidi;K. Ann Renninger

  • Motivating the Academically Unmotivated: A Critical Issue for the 21st Century:

    Suzanne Hidi;Judith M Harackiewicz

  • Interest and Its Contribution as a Mental Resource for Learning

    Suzanne Hidi

  • Interest, Learning, and the Psychological Processes That Mediate Their Relationship.

    Mary Ainley;Suzanne Hidi;Dagmar Berndorff

  • The Role Of Interest In Learning And Development

    K. Ann Renninger;Suzanne Hidi;Andreas Krapp

  • The Power of Interest for Motivation and Engagement

    K. Ann Renninger;Suzanne E. Hidi

  • Interest: A unique motivational variable

    Suzanne Hidi

  • Revisiting the Conceptualization, Measurement, and Generation of Interest

    K. Ann Renninger;Suzanne Hidi

  • Interest, Reading, and Learning: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

    Suzanne Hidi

  • Interest, Learning and Development

    Andreas Krapp;Suzanne Hidi;K. Ann Renninger

  • Interestingness—A Neglected Variable in Discourse Processing

    Suzanne Hidi;William Baird

  • Situational interest and its impact on reading and expository writing.

    K. Ann Renninger;Suzanne Hidi;Andreas Krapp;Ann Renninger

  • Strategies for increasing text-based interest and students' recall of expository texts.

    Suzanne Hidi;William Baird

  • Producing Written Summaries: Task Demands, Cognitive Operations, and Implications for Instruction:

    Suzanne Hidi;Valerie Anderson

  • Student Interest and Achievement: Developmental Issues Raised by a Case Study

    K. Ann Renninger;Suzanne Hidi

  • An interest researcher's perspective: The effects of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on motivation.

    Suzanne Hidi

  • Motivation and Writing.

    Suzanne Hidi;Pietro Boscolo

  • Interest, a Motivational Variable That Combines Affective and Cognitive Functioning

    Suzanne Hidi;K. Ann Renninger;Andreas Krapp

  • Gender and interest processes in response to literary texts: situational and individual interest

    Mary Ainley;Kylie Hillman;Suzanne Hidi

  • The comparison of oral and written productions in two discourse types

    Suzanne E. Hidi;Angela Hildyard

Frequent Co-Authors

Virginia W. Berninger
Virginia W. Berninger University of Washington
Robert D. Abbott
Robert D. Abbott University of Washington
Judith M. Harackiewicz
Judith M. Harackiewicz University of Wisconsin–Madison

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