The flow of emotions in primary school problem solving

Davide Antognazza (1) , Pietro Di Martino (2) , Aline Pellandini (1) , Silvia Sbaragli (1)

1 Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera italiana
2 University of Pisa - Università di Pisa

Research into if, and how, students' emotions change during problem-solving, the factors behind the change, and the potential impact of a certain emotional change on mathematical activity, may provide significant indications regarding students' problem-solving difficulties, and regarding the link between affective and cognitive factors " in context ". In this paper, we describe the results of a pilot study conducted at primary school level, while also emphasising the methodological choices made in relation to the young ages of the students involved.

Mots clés: Emotions; problem solving; affect; primary school; mathematics

Domaines: Education; Histoire et perspectives sur les mathématiques [math.HO]

Davide Antognazza, Pietro Di Martino, Aline Pellandini, Silvia Sbaragli. The flow of emotions in primary school problem solving. CERME 9 - Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education; ERME, Feb 2015, Prague, Czech Republic. pp.1116-1122. ⟨hal-01287330⟩