The Formation and Regulation of Emotions in Groups With Different Socio-Emotional Experiences

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 3
  In Poster Session: Topics in Higher Education

Abstract

Collaboration is an important lifelong and career skill; thus, teachers are moving away from traditional teaching practices and beginning to adopt student-centered pedagogies such as collaborative learning. Students often struggle, however, to negotiate, manage conflicts, and construct knowledge with other group members. In this study, we set out to provide a deeper understanding of the formation and regulation of students’ emotions in collaborative settings. We explored the socioemotional processes that emerged in response to stimulus events experienced by three groups of second-year graduate pharmacy students (n = 29) working in a project-based learning course. We qualitatively coded their socioemotional processes and determined salient themes by group, as well as cross-cutting themes across all three groups.

Authors

• Nikki G. Lobczowski, McGill University

• Kayley Lyons, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• Jeff A. Greene, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill