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Vol.5 , No. 2, Publication Date: Apr. 9, 2019, Page: 45-48
| [1] | Nina Gerdzhikova, Department for Philology and Pedagogics, Branch Smolyan, Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. |
The article presents the most valuable results of a research effort conducted involving schoolchildren ages 12–15. The sample comprises 343 pupils. The GLM Multivariate analysis reveals some statistically relevant differences in the judgements concerning the emotions of pupils in twenty out of a total of 33 statements included in the questionnaire. The data confirm the significant changes in pupils' judgment between the 12th and 15th years. The research is based on the control-value theory of achievement emotions, developed by R. Pekrun. In the presented research the theory is implemented for measuring the effects of age on the experienced emotions during the classes. In the first section of the article, a short introduction is presented and some basic transformations in the personality sphere in the early adolescence are described. In the second section, I discuss the essence of Pekrun’s control-value theory about emotions and their importance in the field of the school settings. Next, I give a detailed account of instrument and measurements which were used in the research. The questionnaire deals with three scales – enjoyment, anxiety and boredom. The study aimed to determine the content of the emotional judgments of the fifth to eighth grade pupils in the Bulgarian comprehensive school. It covered a total of 343 pupils. The zero hypothesis of this research says there is no difference in the subjective judgements of the pupils concerning the experiencing of enjoyment, anxiety or boredom generated by the age. The zero hypothesis turns out to be partially correct.
Keywords
Emotion, Enjoyment, Anxiety, Boredom
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