Research Article
The Role of Emotions in Teachers’ Professional Development: Attending a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program
Table 2
Teachers’ reported emotions (before and after RET attendance).
| | | EE teachers () | MSE teachers () | Total () | | Emotions before RET | Emotions after RET | Emotions before RET | Emotions after RET | Emotions before RET | Emotions after RET | | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| | (1) Excited | 4.57 (1.9) | 5.00 (1.0) | 4.66 (1.0) | 5.03 (1.2) | 4.61 (1.1) | 5.01 (1.1) | | (2) Anxious | 3.66 (1.4) | 2.37 (1.4) | 3.13 (1.2) | 2.13 (1.4) | 3.40 (1.3) | 2.25 (1.4) | | (3) Inspired | 4.17 (1.2) | 5.06 (1.0) | 4.06 (1.3) | 4.88 (1.1) | 4.12 (1.2) | 4.97 (1.0) | | (4) Disappointed | 1.14 (0.50) | 1.46 (1.0) | 1.31 (0.64) | 1.34 (0.60) | 1.22 (0.57) | 1.40 (0.87) | | (5) Angry | 1.17 (0.51) | 1.09 (0.37) | 1.13 (4.2) | 1.16 (0.62) | 1.15 (0.46) | 1.12 (0.50) | | (6) Overwhelmed | 2.17 (1.5) | 1.89 (1.1) | 1.70 (0.94) | 1.66 (0.86) | 1.99 (1.06) | 1.78 (1.04) | | (7) Determined | 4.03 (1.3) | 4.29 (1.3) | 4.19 (1.4) | 4.47 (1.3) | 4.10 (1.2) | 4.37 (1.3) | | (8) Reluctant | 1.57 (0.91) | 1.43 (0.85) | 1.38 (0.70) | 1.19 (0.47) | 1.48 (0.82) | 1.31 (0.70) | | (9) Confident | 3.57 (1.1) | 4.37 (1.3) | 4.22 (1.2) | 4.91 (1.4) | 3.88 (1.2) | 4.63 (1.2) | | (10) Contented | 3.86 (1.2) | 4.20 (1.4) | 3.78 (1.3) | 4.47 (1.5) | 3.82 (1.2) | 4.33 (1.4) |
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