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following task “Do all the tasks.” (i.e., neutral feature). In total, eight children are
illustrated in the drawing. Two children, namely child 4 and child 6 embody positive
emotions since child 4 is smiling, and the arms of child 6 are
open upwards with a
speech bubble “That is easy”. Two children, namely child 2 and child 7 reflect a neutral
emotional state since only two neutral statements are illustrated in the thought bubble
(i.e., “...”, “yes or...”). Lastly, four children elicit negative features regarding the
emotional classroom climate. Child 1 is illustrated with a speech bubble “All … [of
them]?!”, child 3 (“Ich = me”) with a though bubble “The
faster I finish, the faster I
can read.”, child 5 with a thought bubble “Oh no.”, and child 8 with a thought bubble
“Always just writing.”. All of these reflect dissatisfaction with the classroom activities,
and in that manner express negative emotions towards the geometry lesson. The
interview revealed that even though the drawing illustrated a
particular geometry
lesson, that this reflected geometry lessons in general, and hence a permanent
condition (trait).
No drawing from Grade 6 students depicted a negative classroom climate. Two
drawings only (7%) represented a stable neutral emotional classroom climate in
geometry lessons, which contained protagonists with neutral body language (e.g.,
hands on the table), as well as neutral thought and speech bubbles (“A circle.”, “A cube
has 6 faces.”). There was no evidence of positive or negative emotions. Lastly, one
drawing was rated as non-identifiable since it did not show any form of emotional
representation.
To summarize, in the sample of Grade 6 students’ participant-produced drawings,
a positive classroom climate was portrayed with the highest frequency, but it did not
predominate. In
all cases, a positive classroom climate was a stable condition (trait).
The percentage of drawings illustrating an ambivalent classroom climate was very
similar to those illustrating a positive classroom climate. These drawings also
reflected a rather stable condition (trait). None of the drawings reflected a negative
emotional classroom climate.
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