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Emotion in the Classroom: An Update
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Bowen, Janine – To Improve the Academy, 2014
Fourteen years ago, POD member Edward Vela drew attention to the role of emotion in learning. In particular he emphasized the need for faculty to express positive emotions in the classroom. Since then researchers continue to measure the effectiveness of positive emotion in student learning but the field of emotion in the classroom has expanded…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Classroom Environment, Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives
The Role of Cognitive and Affective Factors in Measures of L2 Writing
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Zabihi, Reza – Written Communication, 2018
This study investigates the direct and/or indirect effects of some cognitive (working memory capacity) and affective (writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy) variables on the complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) of second language (L2) learners' writings. To achieve this goal, 232 upper-intermediate English learners performed an automated…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Writing Achievement, Writing Tests, Cognitive Ability
Measuring the "Unmeasurable": An Inquiry Model and Test for the Social Studies.
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Van Scotter, Richard D.; Haas, John D. – 1972
New social studies materials are based on inquiry modes of learning and teaching; however, little is known as to what students actually learn from an inquiry model (except for cognitive knowledge). An inquiry model and test to measure the "unmeasurable" in the social studies--namely, a student's ability to use the scientific process,…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking
Oklahoma Affective Education: A Resource Guide.
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Oklahoma City Public School System, OK. – 1976
This resource guide is for elementary and secondary level educators who are interested in affective education and in formulating their own strategies for more meaningful learning experiences in their classrooms. The guide is based on the idea that affective learning is essential and that the best learning experiences are those in which the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Bibliographies
Development of Models for Assessing Affective Objectives in the Social Studies. A Report to the Minister's Advisory Committee on Student Achievement.
Lopatka, R. – 1978
The identification and specification of affective objectives in the citizenship/social studies curriculum and the development of models of assessment techniques are discussed. Identification of citizenship objectives is comprised of: selecting target grades; organizing and classifying affective objectives; selecting and assigning priorities to…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Citizenship, Course Content
Alternative Education: Implications for Evaluation Methodology.
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Weber, Margaret B. – 1976
An application of evaluation methodology to innovative educational programs through a case study of a Chicago suburban high school program for alternative education is presented. The evaluation methodology encompasses the difficulty in combining comparative programs, individual-diagnostic, and individual developmental measures, the selection of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives