Emotions are see as menace to logical or analytical thinking, the basis of this is the archaic idea that emotional process and logical-analitycal thinking and executive functions, as cognitive superior phenomena, are located in brain areas absolutely separated and independent; even, many think that emotion can block cognition
Interesting discussion topic. In my view, most instructors and professors are more comfortable in utilizing the traditional lecture method [TLM] in which most students are already familiar with due to their past teaching/learning experiences in traditional classroom setting/s in their formal education journey/s. Even today, most educational higher learning institutions still prefer/expect their faculties to use the TLM approach in teaching their assigned classes/courses to teach for the schoolyear.
Among others, for three reasons: 1. Several researchers in STEM lack research in social sciences and education as well as in curriculum development; 2. There is no comprehensive understanding of STEM competencies, which also encompasses emotions, affect, and attitudes/values; 3. STEM requires a robust theoretical/conceptual framework.
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