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Affective Behavior

Affective Behavior. Affective behavior . refers to emotion. Feelings such as anger, fear, sadness and pleasure. Those who love learning, keep on learning. Affective variables are excellent predictors of student’s future behavior. “We measure what we treasure.”.

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Affective Behavior

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  1. Affective Behavior

  2. Affective behavior • refers to emotion. Feelings such as anger, fear, sadness and pleasure.

  3. Those who love learning, keep on learning. Affective variables are excellent predictors of student’s future behavior.

  4. “We measure what we treasure.” What we test is what we consider important.

  5. Uses of Affective Measures • Assess enjoyment of the program • To determine areas of interest • To assess change in attitude • To determine areas of disinterest • Teacher/student match • Motivation • Reducing anxiety

  6. Ways to give the affective test. • Select non-controversial attitudes to test. • Guarantee anonymity for the students. • Use only checkmarks or X’s. • Have students collect the questionnaires. • Don’t call it a test (call it a questionnaire). • Don’t hover around students while they are testing. • Assess at beginning of the year and again at the end.

  7. Types of Measures • Rating scales • Forced-choice inventories • Questionnaires • Likert scale • Semantic differential scale • Perceived exertion scale

  8. Information regarding students’ affect can help teachers teach more effectively on a day-to-day basis. If you discover students are bored and disinterested in the content you’re presenting, then you can change the lesson.

  9. Content • 20-30 statements. • 3 points for a positive answer. • 2 points for unsure. • 1 point for agreeing with a negative statement or disagreeing with a positive statement. • Higher score = more positive • Lower score = less positive

  10. Each variable must be represented by a positive and a negative statement.

  11. Your students will benefit now and in the years to come!

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