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Measuring Implicit Cognitive and Emotional Engagement to Better Understand Learners’ Performance in Problem Solving

Published Online:February 08, 2017https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000266

Abstract

Abstract. Novel data collection methods and analysis algorithms developed in the field of neuroergonomics have opened new possibilities for research in education. Psychophysiological data can characterize the cognitive and emotional dimensions of engagement. This paper aims to describe the application of this research methodology to synchronously measure emotional and cognitive engagement during learning tasks.

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