ERIC Number: EJ984129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Nov
Pages: 5
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Moment-to-Moment Emotions during Reading
Graesser, Arthur C.; D'Mello, Sidney
Reading Teacher, v66 n3 p238-242 Nov 2012
Moment-to-moment emotions are affective states that dynamically change during reading and potentially influence comprehension. Researchers have recently identified these emotions and the emotion trajectories in reading, tutoring, and problem solving. The primary learning-centered emotions are boredom, frustration, confusion, flow (engagement), delight, surprise, and anxiety. Emotion transitions occur when the text becomes too difficult or easy for the reader and when conceptual obstacles create cognitive disequilibrium. Teachers and computer environments have the potential to improve reading comprehension by detecting and strategically handling the readers' boredom, frustration, and confusion. One frontier in reading research is to understand the complex dance between comprehension and emotions.
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Emotional Response, Affective Behavior, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Improvement, Emotional Intelligence, Reading Processes, Change Strategies, Reading Strategies, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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