Abstract-Thelearninginterestplaysanimportantrolein.doc

Abstract - The learning interest plays an important role in college students’ specialized course learning and teachers pay much attention to it in teaching activities. In this paper, first, a questionnaire survey is administered and related data collected; and then by using rough set theory the relationship between students interest in specialized course and the influencing factors is analyzed; and when the data for importance degree of all the factors are known, theoretical foundation about how to improve students’ interest in specialized course teaching activities is established. And with MyRS tool, it is concluded that teaching level of specialized courses is the most important to college students’ learning interest. Keywords - learning interest in specialized course, teaching level of specialized courses, Rough set, MyRS tool I. INTRODUCTION Psychologists believe that interest is a favorable disposition towards acquiring knowledge. When the individual is learning in joy triggered by interest, this primary form of value concept, will generate a positive emotional experience, which plays significant role in promoting the individual’s cognitive activities and gradually develops into an internal motivation of individual activity[1-3]. Physiologically, excitement aroused by interest can lead to excitement, which will increase amounts of glucagon in the blood and promote secretion of the thyroid. In this way, as a material basis for the improvement of the learning efficiency, the metabolism is accelerated, the mental power boosted and the learning stamina increased. Psychologically, it is generally thought that the generation of interest stems from cognitive surprise and emotional attraction. A surprise occurs when a concept similar to and associated with the past experience rises; but it cannot thoroughly assimilate the established cognitive structure; otherwise would trigger off conflict between curiosity and concept[4]. From past to present, many worl