The role of Emotions Brain Based - Learning
ABSTRACT
Learning is the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, through study or experience that causes a change of behaviour. This will be persistent, measurable and specific allowing an individual to revise a prior mental construct, conceptual knowledge such as attitudes and values, or to formulate a new construct.
Emotion is a neural impulse that moves an organism to action in learning and which drives attention. This attention in turn drives learning. (Sylwester, 1994). Unregulated emotions in students are thought to be the cause of many forms of misbehaviour.
Emotions can affect learning, positively or negatively. When a learner experiences positive emotions, the learning process can be enhanced; when experiencing negative emotions, the learning process can be worsened, and even disabled.
Key Words: Emotion, Learning.
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