Caracterización de las tendencias de investigación sobre las emociones en la didáctica de las ciencias naturales

Abstract

Research in education has focused on cognitive processes to the exclusion of the affective dimension of the educational system and the factors that influence the educational community, such as social, cultural, methodological, among others. In addition, several academic reports show the impact of emotions on the teaching-learning process of teachers and students. Due to the popularity of emotions, science didactics has increased the study of emotional education as a research trend. We characterize the development of the affective research line in natural sciences between 2017 and 2022 and define the research trends found; through a mixed research with a descriptive character, supported by documentary analysis technique with the guidelines of a systematic review. Four research trends were found related to: characterization, curricular intervention, analysis of emotions and approach to emotional climate; generalities and specific analysis for the Colombian case are shown. This work is a great contribution to lay the foundations of emotional research in Colombia since it allowed identifying the course of the affective line in the didactics of natural sciences. Finally, recommendations are made regarding the inclusion of the affective dimension for the dynamization of the curriculum of the Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry