:What is the importance of student’s interest in an education system? How we can investigate the student’s interest?


The necessity of interest in education does not only mean that someone has an interest in learning about something.  It also means that when someone has an interest in something it becomes easy and even enjoyable to learn about that topic.
Since people learn better when they have an interest in the subject material it seems that educators should begin by helping students develop interest.  If a student already has an interest in a certain subject, perhaps that topic can be referred to when teaching math concepts.  On the other hand when learning about events in history the challenge is for the teacher to present the information in a way that sparks the students interests.
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT SPECIFIC SUBJECTS
Most kids in elementary school develop an extreme interest in a certain subject like horses or dinosaurs.  Because they are interested in that subject they automatically have an interest in learning more about those things.  Some kids can recite the complicated names of dinosaurs before they can even read or write and they may even be motivated to practice reading books about dinosaurs.  This shows us that our brains are capable of learning, especially when there is an interest in learning about something.
Investigate the student’s interest:
The construct of “interest” involves the identification of classroom factors that arouse student interest. The first aim of their study to identify the sources of interest in a science content/methods course for primary teacher education students. The second aim to investigate whether sustained interest could positively influence students' attitudes towards science. The results indicated that situational interest was generated by factors such as novelty, meaningfulness and involvement, and positive attitude change did occur.





Q No 2: In your point of view what are the best sources of information which provide best results and which methods can be used for the Collection of Information/Data? Which one is the best in your point of view?
Ans: 
Selecting the Best Information Source:
See the below table to determine which sources are best for finding the type of information.
To learn more about when these types of sources are published on an event or topic, see the Information Cycle.
Source Best For  Intended Audience  Watch For/Consider
Newspapers
 • Daily local, national, and international news, events, and editorial coverage
• Statistics and photojournalism
• Record of events and quotes from experts, officials, and witnesses • General audience • Authors usually not experts
• If a story is breaking, corrections to initial report likely
• Editorial bias of a publication
Popular Magazines
• Current information
• Short, easy to understand articles (including analysis, interviews, opinions, etc.)
• Photographs and illustrations • General audience, or those with a specific, recreational interest (e.g. sports, fashion, science, etc.)  • Authors usually not experts
• Sources not always cited
• Editorial bias of a publication
Professional/Trade
Magazines
• Current information
• Specialized articles related to a particular discipline or profession (including context and analysis) • Professional organizations or professionals/scholars with similar interests • Articles vary between short and easy to lengthy and highly specific
• Sources not always cited
• Has characteristics in common with both popular magazines and scholarly journals
Scholarly/Academic
Journals
• Recent research on a topic
• Focused, peer-reviewed articles written by experts
• Data, statistics, charts, and graphs
• Bibliographies of other sources • Scholars, researchers, professionals, and university students in particular field  • Terminology and/or data may be difficult for novices to understand
Books
• Comprehensive overview of topic
• Background and historical context
• Bibliographies of other sources • Varies (general audience through scholars)  • Dated information
• Bias (dependent on author, publisher, etc.)
Websites
• News
• Government information
• Company information
• Alternate points of view • General audience • Credibility and accuracy cannot always be assured
• Bias (dependent on author, publisher, etc.)
• Sources not always cited

Newspapers and Magazines used for the Collection of Information/Data.
Newspapers and magazines are the best in my point of view.

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