Title:
ACTIVATING STUDENTS’ EMOTIONAL AFFECT: UNRAVELING THE FUNCTIONS OF THEIR AMYGDALA

Authors:
Avelina M. Aquino, and Kris Marielle M. Aquino, Philippines

Abstract:
Three domains are essential dimensions that make up a person's attitude: cognitive, affective, and conative. Affect, emotion, and feelings are manifested in others in the classroom. It can give a holistic view of one's attitude towards teaching. It can also further explain how a person's amygdala unravels attitude since it is known that the amygdala is a section of the brain that is responsible for detecting one's emotions. Based on the video clip presentation, the researchers explored the relationship between the emotional affect of the 43 students from third year BEED students in the College of Education—Pulilan Extension of Bulacan State University during the 1st semester of the school year 2019-2020 and the functions of their amygdala to reveal their views about teaching so that pedagogical implications may be drawn. As the amygdala is construed to be responsible for the bodily expression of emotional responses, it was found that the affect is not affected by the amygdala. Based on the researcher-made questionnaire and interview protocols' reactions, it was suggested that curriculum planners look into some possible mechanisms of integrating reward systems into instructional strategies. Conclusions were drawn, and future research directions were offered