Fostering creativity from an emotional perspective: Do teachers recognise and handle students’ emotions?
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Wong, Yi Lin; Siu, Kin Wai Michael
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Emotions have a significant effect on the processes of designing and creative thinking. In an educational context, some emotions may even be detrimental to creativity. To further explore the link between creativity and emotion, a series of interviews were conducted with design and technology (D&T) teachers in Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing concerning their experiences of working with students on design projects. The intent was to investigate how these teachers understood and managed their students’ emotions while teaching creative design skills. Some teachers indicated that they understood their students’ emotions through observing their behaviour, connecting with them by synchronising emotions or by evaluating student performance. The teachers also reported using various other methods to handle their students’ emotions. This study highlights the importance of equipping D&T teachers with skills for awareness and regulation of emotions so that they can better enable students to cultivate creativity in the design process.
Date issued
2014-12Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of ArchitectureJournal
International Journal of Technology and Design Education
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Citation
Siu, Kin Wai Michael, and Yi Lin Wong. “Fostering Creativity from an Emotional Perspective: Do Teachers Recognise and Handle Students’ Emotions?” International Journal of Technology and Design Education 26.1 (2016): 105–121.
Version: Author's final manuscript
ISSN
0957-7572
1573-1804