Emotional Positivity and Negativity: its influence on learning processes

Abstract

This article presents a data collection procedure based on tracking classroom activities where students, formed into teams, are immersed in learning processes of experimental activities in Mechanical Physics. Various mathematical tools are used for the analysis of the data, which deliver results in numerical indicators linking their learning, performance, quality of relational nexus to the transformation of their emotions. The range of variables under observation and further study, influenced by the evolution of the emotions of the different teams of students,
covers from the traditional approach of information delivery from the outside (teaching in lecture) or from the inside of each team (abilities of pupils) to instructional materials that enhance learning inquiry and persuasion. Key words: emotional fields, nonlinear dynamics, connectivity, dynamics of learning, meaningful learning.