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in-depth understanding of what the child had drawn, and a more accurate
representation of their experiences and emotions. Methodologically, the semi-
structured interview guide can be modified and extended, especially with regard to
the “affective” state and trait. Furthermore, the coding manual developed by Zambo
(
2006
) can be further developed. Here, each drawing offers new data and sometimes
contains different characteristics, which should be recorded in the manual.
By relating the study results to teaching practice, some implications for geometry
lessons can be drawn. After evaluating the results, it became apparent that the
students experience quite different emotions in their geometry classrooms. These can
be for instance positive, negative, short-term, or relatively stable. For practice, this
means that everything that happens in the classroom, every statement, gesture, facial
expression, and behavior can have a direct impact on the emotional classroom
climate. Similarly, the teachers’ actions in the classroom are instrumental in shaping
students’ attitudes toward mathematics (Harrison et al.,
2007
). If they evoke negative
emotions in the students through their attitude, facial expressions, gestures, or
behavior, it can have a detrimental effect on the students’ attitudes toward
mathematics instruction. Often, short-term emotions are related to the demands of
mathematics instruction. It is particularly important that short-term negative
emotions do not become entrenched. The lessons and the teacher’s interaction with
the students in the classroom must be reflected on regularly so that any problems can
be quickly identified and remedied. Here, drawings may also be used as a method of
evaluation and feedback (Borthwick,
2011
). They help students to express themselves
better and provide the teacher with an insight into how the students perceive the
emotional classroom climate taking all protagonists into consideration. As such,
students’ drawings and their interpretations are productive ways of promoting
dialogue about the working atmosphere (i.e., teaching and learning) between young
people and their teachers (Anning & Ring,
2004
).
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