Las emociones y su incidencia en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes de básica superior, Escuela Luis Amando Ugarte, Machala, periodo 2024 - 2025.

Abstract

Emotions constitute an essential element within the learning process of students because they act as a gatekeeper for the acquisition of new information. If students experience positive emotions such as joy, enthusiasm, and love, they are likely to generate meaningful learning outcomes because they are fully predisposed to learn. However, when students experience negative emotions such as sadness, shame, or fear, they are less likely to learn effectively because their attention is directed elsewhere. Therefore, it is crucial for teachers to consider this aspect before, during, and after a learning session. This research focuses on studying emotions and their impact on the learning process of upper basic-level students at Luis Amando Ugarte School, Machala, during the 2024-2025 academic year. Currently, emotions have gained significant relevance in the educational field because it is said that without emotion, there is no learning. From this perspective, it is interesting for teachers to create spaces and activities that foster a high emotional state before delivering a lesson. This idea forms the basis for the proposed solution to the identified problem. The present study uses a bibliographic and field research approach, as information was gathered from scientific articles in indexed journals and directly from the institution. Additionally, a mixed quantitative-qualitative approach was applied, including interviews with teachers and surveys of students. These revealed a high rate of students experiencing negative emotions. The most important findings from the teacher interviews indicated that students experiencing negative emotions face difficulties concentrating, retaining information, and maintaining motivation, resulting in a slow learning pace. However, teachers are not taking steps to address this issue, as they lack strategies to support these students. From the student surveys, stress— both within and outside the institution—along with family problems, was identified as the primary factor causing negative emotions. Moreover, it was found that teachers are not giving sufficient attention to the emotional state of their students. Based on the above, it is concluded that there is a lack of knowledge among teachers regarding strategies and activities that can create a positive classroom environment, significantly affecting the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and abilities in students. Consequently, the proposed educational blog, featuring innovative strategies to improve emotional states, is expected to contribute significantly to enhancing educational processes.