Negative in-the-moment emotions toward correct-outcome sentences predict significantly lower open-ended knowledge revision scores¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Explanation posttest scores were significantly lower when participants reported negative emotions toward the correct-outcome sentences than when they reported positive emotions (b = −0.84, p < 0.05). → Jheng 2025

Evidence¶

Jheng 2025¶

Jheng, Y.-L., Catrysse, L., Van de Cruys, S., Kendeou, P., Poels, K. & Gijbels, D. (2025). Investigating epistemic emotions experienced while reading refutation texts through a fine-grained measure of emotion. npj Science of Learning 10, 30. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00324-3

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Mixed-effects model with postExplanation as dependent variable, emotions toward correct-outcome sentences and text condition as fixed effects, participant and text as random effects: "significantly lower" scores followed negative emotions toward the final corrective statements.

"postExplanation scores were significantly lower when participants experienced negative emotions toward the correct-outcome sentences compared to positive emotions ( b = −0.84, p < 0.05)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Achievement Emotions — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

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• Text condition shapes in-the-moment epistemic emotions: negative refutation texts raise anxiety and frustration, positive refutation raises curiosity and enjoyment, and non-refutation raises boredom and neutral emotion — related
• Older age is associated with lower knowledge revision scores, with each additional year predicting a 0.04-unit reduction — related
• Paragraphs presenting inconsistent information in refutation texts elicit activating epistemic emotions and suppress deactivating emotions, with text condition × paragraph interactions — related