Interviews are the predominant method for assessing teacher emotions in PD research¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The majority of reviewed studies (n = 13) employed interviews, often with open-ended questions, to assess teacher emotions in PD. → Mareike Ehlert 2025

Evidence¶

Mareike Ehlert 2025¶

Mareike Ehlert, Carola Grunschel, Friederike Koehler. (2025). The Role of Teachers' Emotions and Their Assessment in Professional Development Research: A Systematic Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10048-w

q3 · i? · review · r2

Systematic review coding of assessment methods across the 25 included studies. Interviews predominated (n = 13), followed by reflective journals (n = 6), established scales (n = 6), self-developed scales (n = 4), and (video) observations (n = 2). The review notes this "highlights the qualitative nature of the research on teachers' emotions in PD processes."

"Regarding the methods used to assess emotions (research question 2), the majority of studies employed interviews (n = 13), often using open-ended questions (see Table 3). Six studies used reflective journals, which allowed teachers to reflect on"

Discussion¶

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