The role of affect in STEM teacher learning remains seriously underexplored despite growing research on teacher emotion¶

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q2 i? Research on teachers' affect and emotions has markedly increased over recent decades, yet the role of affect in STEM teacher learning specifically remains seriously underexplored. → Chen 2026

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Chen 2026¶

Chen, G. A., Vedder-Weiss, D., & Marshall, S. A. (2026). Introduction: the role of affect in STEM teacher learning. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-026-09777-4

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The editorial authors, synthesizing recent reviews of teacher emotion research, report "a marked increase in the amount of research on teachers' affect and/or emotions over the past few decades" while arguing the STEM-specific teacher learning angle is underexplored.

"Several recent reviews have identified a marked increase in the amount of research on teachers' affect and/or emotions over the past few decades."

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