The Peculiarities of Verbalisation of Emotions by the Teachers in Distance Learning

Authors

  • Maria Kanibolotska National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Marharita Dergach Khortytsia National Academy, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
  • Alina Melnyk National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Mykola Fedorov Bohdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Melitopol, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/14.1/523

Keywords:

attitudes, on-line communication, discourse, emotions, pandemic, verbalisation

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to identify and categorise the lexical units denoting teachers’ emotions in the context of distance learning during the COVID-19 lockdown. Research methods: discourse and content analysis, categorisation, questionnaire “The emotional aspects and attitudes of teachers to various aspects of reform in secondary education”. The sample consisted of 413 teachers (90.3% female) who participated in an online survey. Teachers taught at different educational levels (i.e., elementary, middle and secondary schools). They completed self-report questionnaire that assessed their feelings towards remote learning. Predominantly positive and sthenic emotions (interest and joy) were reported regarding distance learning. The perception of online learning as the only possible form has changed teachers’ discourse regarding interaction with students: there was a shift from positive emotions towards negatively marked asthenic lexical units (disappointment, anxiety and disapproval). The emotional component of teachers’ attitudes towards online learning was characterised as undifferentiated in the beginning of distance learning. As teachers’ involvement in online learning increased, the share of respondents with an indifferent attitude decreased, while the share with a positive attitude towards this innovation - increased. Teachers’ discourse is characterised by a positive emotional connotation at the start of online learning; however, the awareness of the inevitability of such a format led to the predominance of negatively marked, asthenic emotions. A decrease was measured in the frequency of such lexical units such as “interest” and “joy”, while “confidence in oneself” has sharply increased.

Author Biographies

Maria Kanibolotska, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Ph.D. in Psychology, Researcher Fellow of the laboratory of the psychology of communication, Institute of Social and Political Psychology, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Marharita Dergach, Khortytsia National Academy, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

Doctor of Pedagogical Science, Associate Professor, Department of Special Pedagogy and Special Psychology, Khortytsia National Academy, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

Alina Melnyk, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Junior Researcher of the laboratory of the psychology of communication, Institute of Social and Political Psychology, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Mykola Fedorov, Bohdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Melitopol, Ukraine

Candidate of Sciences in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Theory and Methodology of Music Education and Choreography department, Bohdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Melitopol, Ukraine

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Published

2022-02-09

How to Cite

Kanibolotska, M., Dergach, M. ., Melnyk, A. ., & Fedorov, M. . (2022). The Peculiarities of Verbalisation of Emotions by the Teachers in Distance Learning. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 14(1), 356-369. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/14.1/523

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