Teachers' authentic emotional expression supports instructional clarity and student emotions, while concealment lowers perceived clarity¶

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q2 i? When teachers conceal their emotions, students report lower clarity of instruction; authentic emotional display leads to more enjoyment and less anxiety and anger in students. → Elena Savina 2025

Evidence¶

Elena Savina 2025¶

Elena Savina, Caroline Fulton, Christina Beaton. (2025). Teacher Emotional Competence: A Conceptual Model. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10018-2

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The review reports, citing Burić & Frenzel (2021) and Keller & Becker (2021), that "When teachers conceal their emotions, students report lower clarity of instruction" and that authentic display leads to more enjoyment and less anxiety and anger in students. No effect sizes are printed.

"When teachers conceal their emotions, students report lower clarity of instruction (Burić & Frenzel, 2021). Teachers' authentic emotional display leads to more enjoyment and less anxiety and anger in students (Keller & Becker, 2021)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Emotional Intelligence — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

During the course, curiosity, enjoyment, confusion and anxiety decreased over time, boredom increased, and surprise and frustration remained stationary. — related

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