Emotional micro-interventions perform three simultaneous functions: validate the emotion, reframe the cognitive appraisal, and connect struggle to a larger narrative¶
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q1 i? A micro-intervention is a brief, deliberate instructor response that validates the student's emotional state, reframes the cognitive appraisal of the situation, and connects the struggle to a larger narrative of learning or professional practice. → François PARLANT 2025
Evidence¶
François PARLANT 2025¶
François PARLANT. (2025). Can You Feel It? A Practical Guide to Emotional Micro-Interventions for Higher Education Teachers (and Others). https://osf.io/tuw2a/overview doi:10.35542/osf.io/bmh7k_v1
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Theoretical argument from the article's introduction defining the construct. The author offers this as a conceptual definition grounded in cognitive appraisal theory and situated learning, not an empirically tested result; no outcome data are reported.
"A micro-intervention is defined as a brief, deliberate instructor response—often verbal, sometimes gestural—that performs three simultaneous functions: (1) it validates the student's emergent emotional state, (2) reframes the cognitive appraisal of the situation, and (3) connects the struggle to a larger narrative of learning or professional practice."
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Related Claims¶
- Micro-interventions work by targeting the cognitive appraisal sequence: altering primary appraisal of threat and bolstering secondary appraisal of coping resources — related
- A negative-emotion alert followed by cognitive-affective reframing of the task coincided with branching of one student's engagement structure from completion-oriented to exploratory engagement — related
- Affective reinforcement after a negative alert coincided with stabilization of an ongoing engagement structure, producing a brief affective shift from confusion to reassurance that returned to confusion — related
- Repeated negative alerts for one student prompted the teacher to revisit her and shift from explanation to inquiry, and reorganization of her engagement occurred only after this second intervention — related
- Three simultaneous negative-emotion alerts prompted a collective reframing of the task that coincided with branching of multiple students' engagement structures at once — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- In-situ analysis of challenge episodes reveals a wide range of cognitive, motivational, emotional, and socially oriented micro-level challenges in collaborative learning — a broader claim this one bears on
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Emotional micro-interventions perform three simultaneous functions: validate the emotion, reframe the cognitive appraisal, and connect struggle to a larger narrative |
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Emotional micro-interventions perform three simultaneous functions: validate the emotion, reframe the cognitive appraisal, and connect struggle to a larger narrative |
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