Conceptual Application Project-Ginny Flannery

The High Interest, High Achievement Theory

Ginny Flannery

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

What is a Theory?


A Theory is...

• Text’s Definition: A Theory is define as a set of systematic, informed hunches about the way things work.

• Personal Definition: A Theory is simply an idea. Can either be used as a hypothesis that needs to be tested or may be dismissed as just a theory and cannot be proven and only a idea, not a fact.


What isThe High Interest, High

Achievement Theory?


The High Interest, High Achievement Theory is a Theory

that states when you are in school and you are assigned a project or a paper that you have an interest in

you will achieve higher than a project or paper in which you have

no interest in.


Is The The High Interest, High Achievement Theory Objective or Interpretive?


The High Interest, High Achievement Theory is an Interpretive Theory.


What is the History of The High Interest, High Achievement Theory?


Being a college student I have been assigned many papers and projects over the years of my

schooling. During my college experience I have been forced to take some general education

classes that I have had no interest in what so ever. The courses I have taken that I have had interest in

I have always received great grades as well as information I still remember. Recently experiencing courses with my lack of connection I have grown to struggle with papers and projects that I never

had a problem with before.


How did the Theory Develop?


Last semester I was working on a final paper for a class I had no interest in and found myself very frustrated. I started thinking back at my other classes I have over

achieved in and they have always been classes that I have had an interest in. I even looked at my past transcripts and it was clear that there was a connection with my interest in

a subject and how well I had achieved.


Why is this Theory Interpretive?


The High Interest, High Achievement Theory is a

Interpretive Theory Because...

• The Theory has multiple truths

• The Truth is constructed through communication (socially)

• You cannot separate the knower from the known

• The theory may have multiple meanings

• The theory focuses on conscious choices made by an individual

• Isn’t trying to prove a Theory


Does it meet the Standards of an Interpretive Theory?

• It Creates Understanding

• It Identifies Values

• It Inspires aesthetic appreciation

• It Stimulates Agreement

• It Reforms Society


How Can This Theory Be Applied in Real Life?


• 1.) Looking at your transcript or report cards from the past you can look back on your history of classes and based on your level of interest in the course you can see your correlating grades.


• 2.) Away from schooling you can apply this theory to your work life. People who have an interest in there jobs as I do tend to put more effort and time into their jobs. By putting more effort and time into your job you will Achieve more in your work.


• You can apply this theory into your personal life by taking a look at your hobby or sport of interest. For me that is soccer and I put much more effort and interest into soccer than chores around the house. Therefore I am a higher achiever at soccer than at the dishes or laundry.


Apply The High Interest, High Achievement

Theory in your Life...


• A First Look at Communication Theory by Em Griffin, McGraw-Hill Higher Education

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