University Students’ Emotions When Using E-Portfolios in Virtual Education Environments
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Emotions Emotions Learning E-portfolio higher education Motivation New technologies
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2021Referencia bibliográfica
Crisol Moya, E.; Gámiz Sánchez, V.; Romero López, M.A. University Students’ Emotions When Using E-Portfolios in Virtual Education Environments. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6973. https:// doi.org/10.3390/su13126973
Resumen
This paper is based on a study that aims to understand the emotions students feel when
they use the e-portfolio to manage their learning and assessment. The sample was composed of
358 students, and the instrument used was an ad hoc questionnaire. The students were asked to
indicate the degree to which they experienced a set of emotions when using the e-portfolio. From the
results obtained, it can be concluded that positive emotions are foremost and above average, ranked
as follows from strongest to weakest: freedom, motivation, curiosity, and inquiry. The students
evaluated negative emotions (disorientation and waste of time) as experienced less strongly. The
results point out that younger students feel more comfortable with the use of technologies and
specifically with the e-portfolio. In addition, men experienced the emotion “freedom” more than
women. On the other hand, students in the third year of their respective degree programs experienced
“freedom”, “curiosity”, and “inquiry” when using the e-portfolio to manage their learning. A clear
relationship thus exists between emotions, motivation, and e-portfolio use, which appears to confirm
that work in virtual contexts with this strategy stimulates student motivation.