Research has revealed that emotions are an essential part of who we are and are particularly important in social and written communication, attention, motivation, concentration, memory, creativity, behavior, health, and optimal information processing (Goleman, 1997; Jensen, 2000; Kusche & Greenberg, 1998; Sylwester, 1995). Consequently, researchers and educators have concluded that human emotions are a major force in learning.

References

Goleman, D. (1997). Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York: Bantam Books.

Jensen, E. (2000). Brain-based learning: The new science of teaching & training. San Diego, CA: The Brain Store.

Kusche, C., & Greenberg, M. (1998). Integrating emotions and thinking in the classroom. Think, 9, 32-34.

Sylwester, R. (1995). A celebration of neurons: An educator’s guide to the human brain.Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.