KUZLE (2021)
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geometry lessons (trait). The positive emotional climate was in almost all cases
described as a trait.
Figure 2.
A Grade 3 student’s drawing of a positive emotional classroom climate
.
In total, six drawings (24%) by Grade 3 students represented the
emotional
climate in the geometry classroom as ambivalent since both positive (e.g.,
protagonists smiling, arms open upwards, “I am in a good mood.”, “I like geometry.”),
as well as negative features (e.g., mouth turned downward, closed eyebrows, mouth
open in a scream, “I find geometry hard.”, “boring”), were illustrated. The interviews
revealed that in half of the drawings this was a permanent characteristic of geometry
lessons (trait), whereas in the rest of the drawings it was a
temporal characteristic of
geometry lessons (state). Only one Grade 3 student (4% of drawings) represented the
emotional climate in the geometry classroom as negative with almost only negative
features (e.g., mouth turned downward, tears on the face, eyebrows slanted inward
and contracted, tears, mouth open in a scream, “!”) and some neutral ones (e.g., arms
closed downwards, eyes typical with no expression) were illustrated. However, the
drawer elaborated in the interview that the mood was determined by a quarrel
between the
students, and that this situation did not reflect a permanent condition in
geometry lessons, but a condition of the emotional classroom climate at a specific
moment (state).
child 1
child 2
teacher
LUMAT
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In total, two Grade 3 students (8% of drawings) represented the
emotional climate
in the geometry classroom as neutral. This can be recognized by neutral body language
(e.g., hands placed on the desks) and neutral thought and speech bubbles (e.g., “Open
your books at pages 16-17. We are doing these pages now.”, “OK.”). Whereas the
interview revealed that the first drawing represented a stable condition (trait), the
second drawing represented a specific moment in the geometry class (state). Only one
Grade 3 student’s drawing was rated as unidentifiable. In this drawing, there were no
facial or body expressions, and speech and thought bubbles could not be identified.
Children’s names are written on drawn rectangles, which most likely represented
desks. Likewise, the interview did not provide any further information.
To summarize, in the sample of Grade 3 students’ participant-produced drawings,
the emotional classroom climate in geometry was predominantly (more than half)
positive and a rather stable condition (trait). Only one
drawing showed a completely
negative emotional classroom climate which, however, reflected a temporary situation
of geometry teaching (state). The few cases of ambivalent classroom climate had more
positive emotional features than negative ones.
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