Positively emotional images in learning materials produce a learning effect and increase learner satisfaction compared to negative images¶
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q2 i? Positively emotional images have a learning effect compared to negative images and increase learner satisfaction, an effect replicated in a second study. → Sascha Schneider 2021
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Sascha Schneider 2021¶
Sascha Schneider, Maik Beege, Steve Nebel, Lenka Schnaubert, Günter Daniel Rey. (2021). The Cognitive-Affective-Social Theory of Learning in digital Environments (CASTLE). Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-021-09626-5
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The review attributes this finding to two studies by Schneider and colleagues (2016; 2018a), describing emotional design elements as evoking social information because emotions communicate situation and author intention. Second-hand; no effect sizes printed.
"In a study by Schneider et al. ( 2016), positively emotional images have a learning effect compared to negative images and increase the satisfaction of the learners. This effect was replicated in another study by Schneider et al. (2018a)."
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Related Claims¶
- Task-relevant emotions affect response inhibition more strongly than task-irrelevant emotions, especially in young children — related
- Task-irrelevant negative images disrupt no-go accuracy specifically in early-mid adolescence — related
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Positively emotional images in learning materials produce a learning effect and increase learner satisfaction compared to negative images |
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Positively emotional images in learning materials produce a learning effect and increase learner satisfaction compared to negative images |
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