Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 19, 2025
10:26
Problem-Solving Before Instruction PS-I: A Protocol for Assessment and Intervention in Students with Different Abilities
Published on: September 11, 2021
4.0K
Feelings on feedback: Children's emotional responses during mathematics problem solving.
1Indiana University.
Contemporary Educational Psychology
|August 14, 2023
Summary
Children showed more positive emotions than negative during math tasks. However, negative affect increased with errors, impacting learning accuracy and persistence, highlighting emotions
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Learning theories highlight the significance of both cognitive and affective states.
- Understanding children's emotional responses to feedback is crucial for effective pedagogy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate children's affective reactions to corrective feedback during mathematics problem-solving.
- To examine the relationship between affect, accuracy, and persistence in STEM learning.
Main Methods:
- Eighty-seven elementary school children (mean age 7.6 years) solved math problems via video call.
- Researchers quantified children's positive and negative affect using facial expressions, tone of voice, and verbal statements.
- Trial-by-trial feedback was provided on correctness of answers.
Main Results:
- Children generally displayed more positive than negative affect.
- Negative affect was more pronounced following incorrect answers and negative feedback.
- Higher negative affect correlated with reduced accuracy and persistence.
Conclusions:
- Children's emotions play a significant role in STEM learning.
- Corrective feedback can elicit negative affect, influencing task performance.
- This study offers empirical insights into emotions in non-evaluative learning contexts.
Related Concept Videos
01:17Piaget's Stage 3 of Cognitive Development
589
During Piaget's concrete operational stage, from ages 7 to 11, children exhibit a marked increase in logical thinking skills, specifically in relation to tangible, real-world events. This stage is characterized by the development of several essential cognitive concepts, including conservation, reversibility, and classification, all of which support the child's evolving capacity for structured thought.
Conservation and Constancy of Quantity
A significant cognitive milestone in the...
Conservation and Constancy of Quantity
A significant cognitive milestone in the...
589
02:34Empathy
9.6K
Some researchers suggest that altruism operates on empathy. Empathy is the capacity to understand another person’s perspective, to feel what he or she feels. An empathetic person makes an emotional connection with others and feels compelled to help (Batson, 1991). Empathy can be expressed in several ways, including cognitive, affective, and motor.
9.6K
01:18Cognitive Development During Adolescence
79
During adolescence, individuals experience significant cognitive development that enhances their understanding of others' emotions and thoughts, known as cognitive empathy. This period is marked by an increased ability to adapt to others' perspectives and a more nuanced understanding of others' mental states, a skill that is foundational for social problem-solving and conflict avoidance. The development of cognitive empathy relies heavily on the theory of mind — the...
79
01:19Piaget's Stage 4 of Cognitive Development
90
The formal operational stage, as described in Piaget's cognitive development theory, begins around age 11 and extends into adulthood. It marks the emergence of advanced cognitive abilities that differentiate adolescent and adult thinking from those of younger children. This stage is characterized by abstract reasoning, hypothetical-deductive reasoning, and a more complex understanding of self and others.
Abstract Reasoning and Hypothetical-Deductive Thinking
Unlike the concrete operational...
Abstract Reasoning and Hypothetical-Deductive Thinking
Unlike the concrete operational...
90
01:20Psychological Responses to Stress
76
Psychological responses to stress encompass the various cognitive and emotional reactions individuals experience when faced with challenging or threatening situations, such as a job loss. Prolonged exposure to stressors can disturb emotional balance, increasing negative emotions (e.g., anxiety and sadness) and diminishing positive emotions (e.g., joy and satisfaction). These persistent emotional shifts are associated with an increased risk of both physical illness and mental health issues, such...
76
02:09Stereotype Threat and Self-fulfilling Prophecies
37.7K
When we hold a stereotype about a person, we have expectations that he or she will fulfill that stereotype. A self-fulfilling prophecy is an expectation held by a person that alters his or her behavior in a way that tends to make it true. When we hold stereotypes about a person, we tend to treat the person according to our expectations. This treatment can influence the person to act according to our stereotypic expectations, thus confirming our stereotypic beliefs. Research by Rosenthal and...
37.7K