Investigation of the Interaction of Teacher Candidates' Executive Function Skills with Discrete Emotions in Computer Simulation Environment (TUBITAK -1001)

Projects' Aim: In this study, it is aimed to examine the interaction between executive function skills and teacher emotions and emotion transitions in a teaching task prepared in a computer simulation environment. These interactions will be explored within the scope of "update, switching and inhibition" components of cognitive functions. In this study, two main research questions will be answered:;

  • Do the emotional states (category-experience period), patterns of temporal change of emotion and teaching performance differ according to individual differences within the scope of executive functions?
  • Do working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibition (inhibitory) control skills differ according to the emotions experienced during the delivery of the instruction?




Project Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Arif Altun (Hacettepe University, Dept. of Computer Education and Instructional Techologies,
e-mail:altunar@hacettepe.edu.tr)

Researchers:

  • Şeyma Çağlar Özhan (Hacettepe University, Dept. of Computer Education and Instructional Techologies)
  • Assoc Prof. Dr. Vildan Özeke (Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Dept. of Educational Sciences)
  • Dr. Adem Özgür (Uşak University, Dept. of Computer Education and Instructional Techologies)

Scholarship Students:

  • Sema Toker

There are five work packages within this project:

  1. Determining requirements and designing environments
  2. Developing Simulation Based Teaching Tasks
  3. Organizing Executive Function Skill Task
  4. Implementation
  5. Analyse
Hacettepe University
06800 Beytepe Ankara