Writing shifts episodes toward the Intense but Engaging profile (OR = 1.24) and classroom settings toward Stressful and Tedious (OR = 1.48), but the classroom effect likely reflects modality mix¶

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q2 i? GEE models showed writing reliably nudges episodes toward Intense but Engaging (OR = 1.24, 95% CI [1.01, 1.53]) with no detectable shift toward Routine but Pleasant (OR = 0.99, 95% CI [0.87, 1.13]). → Peng Wang 2026 q2 i? Classroom-based vs. self-directed contexts were associated with higher odds of Stressful and Tedious (OR = 1.48, 95% CI [1.11, 1.98]), but classroom episodes included more speaking and writing, so the venue effect likely reflects the modal mix rather than the venue per se. → Peng Wang 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Peng Wang 2026¶

Peng Wang, Lesya Ganushchak, Camille Welie, Roel van Steensel. (2026). Emotions Are Not Random: Machine Learning Reveals Predictable Patterns in a 21-Day Second Language Learning Trajectory. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10141-8

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Population-average GEE logistic models of profile membership across 92 learners with clustered standard errors; writing's shift toward Intense but Engaging was significant, while its effect on Routine but Pleasant was null (OR = 0.99).

"The GEE results suggest that writing reliably nudges episodes toward Intense but Engaging, consistent with the idea that planning/formulation demands recruit-controlled attention and activation (small but robust shift: OR = 1.24, 95% CI [1.01, 1.53])."

Peng Wang 2026 (2)¶

Peng Wang, Lesya Ganushchak, Camille Welie, Roel van Steensel. (2026). Emotions Are Not Random: Machine Learning Reveals Predictable Patterns in a 21-Day Second Language Learning Trajectory. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10141-8

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GEE analysis of learning type on profile membership; the article itself flags confounding with modality, and speaking showed only a small non-significant decrease in Stressful and Tedious (OR = 0.92, 95% CI [0.70, 1.21]).

"Classroom-based vs. self-directed contexts are associated with higher odds of Stressful and Tedious (OR = 1.48, 95% CI [1.11, 1.98]), but classroom episodes also include more speaking (+ 20.7 pp) and writing (+ 15.1 pp), with classroom–modality correlations up to φ ≈ 0.18—so this venue effect likely reflects the modal mix and task design rather than the venue per se."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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