New Perspectives on Affect and Learning Technologies [Hardcover]

This monograph integrates theoretical perspectives on affect and learning with recent research in affective computing with an emphasis on building new learning technologies. The new perspectives come from the intersection of several research themes: - Basic research on emotion, cognition, and motivation applied to learning environments - Pedagogical and motivational strategies that are sensitive to affective and cognitive processes - Multimodal Human Computer Interfaces, with a focus on affect recognition and synthesis - Recent advances in affect-sensitive Intelligent Tutoring Systems - Novel methodologies to investigate affect and learning - Neuroscience research on emotions and learning

Affective Prospecting integrates theoretical perspectives on learning with recent research in affective computing. These new perspectives are based on new research on emotion, cognition, and motivation applied to learning environments, Multimodal Human Computer Interfaces, and more.

Of all the differences between human beings and computers, emotion is perhaps the most basic: humans have them and use them; machines do not, except with human help. One of the most promising arenas for human/computer intervention has been in the form of educational technologies that respond to the intersection of affect and cognition that occurs during learning. Synthesizing knowledge across psychology, education, computer science, and related fields, these affect-sensitive learning environments coordinate pedagogy with student emotions to promote optimal learning.

The first full-length treatment of its subject, New Perspectives on Affect and Learning Technologies explores new theoretical perspectives and technological advances concerning the role of affect in learning. Broadening this concept to include related constructs of motivation, engagement, metacognition, and creativity, the book mines a wealth of behavioral,lÕ