Cognition, Affect, and Learning

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Cognition, Affect, and Learning
Barry Kort Ph.D. Rob Reilly Ed.D. M.I.T. Media Lab
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Elements of the Model

• Knowledge as Model Building
• Learning - Construction and Unlearning
• Role of Emotions in Learning
• Phase Plane Diagram
• Storycraft
• 7-Layer Character Model
• Vexagon Diagram
• Multiple Interlinked Economies

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Emotions and Learning

• Bricolage with Montana Mouse
• Learning is not a smooth journey
• Examples of relevant emotions
• Curiosity, Anxiety, Frustration, Bewilderment,
  Confusion, Dread, Disillusionment,
  Dispiritedness, Hopefulness, Satisfaction,
  Anguish, Confidence, Joy...

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Emotion Axes

• Anxiety - Confidence
• Boredom - Fascination
• Frustration - Euphoria
• Dispirited - Encouraged
• Terror - Enchantment
• Humiliation - Pride

6 candidate axes
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Emotion Axes
-1 -0.5 0
0.5 1
anxiety worry discomfort comfort hopeful
confident
ennui boredom indifference interest
curiosity fascination
frustration confusion puzzlement insightful
enlightened euphoric
dispirited disillusioned dissatisfied
wistful hopeful encouraged
terror dread apprehension calm enchanted
enthralled awe
humiliation embarrassed chagrinned content
pleased prideful
Aversive Neutral
Appetitive
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Emotions on the Face
Two Pickle-Faced Characters
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Elements of the Model

• Knowledge as Model Building
• Learning - Construction and Unlearning
• Role of Emotions in Learning
• Phase Plane Diagram
• Storycraft
• 7-Layer Character Model
• Vexagon Diagram
• Multiple Interlinked Economies

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Emotions and Learning Cycle
Constructive Learning
satisfaction
confusion
curiosity
disappointment
investigate
diagnose
I
II
Negative Affect
Positive Affect
-1
1
frustration
hopefulness
III
IV
dispiritedness
determination
discard misconceptions
fresh research
Un-Learning
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Non-monotonic Learning
Cumulative Knowledge and Beliefs
Time
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Moultons Purple Helix
Onward and Upward
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Elements of the Model

• Knowledge as Model Building
• Learning - Construction and Unlearning
• Role of Emotions in Learning
• Phase Plane Diagram
• Storycraft
• 7-Layer Character Model
• Vexagon Diagram
• Multiple Interlinked Economies

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Elements of Learning
Data
Information
Knowledge
QA
Integrate
Focus of modern day educational pedagogy
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Insightful Learning
story making
Wisdom
Anecdote
Values and disvalues
collection
insight
New focus of attention
Its a Loop!
Data
Knowledge
integration
QA pairs
Information
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7-Parameter Character Model

• Fears
• Emotions
• Backstory
• Beliefs
• Practices
• Desires
• Intentions

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Vexagon Diagram
E

• Each character in the Vexagon responds to a
  triggering remark or gesture of another character
  in a cyclical loop.

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D
C
A
B
Sum of All Fears 0
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Elements of the Model

• Knowledge as Model Building
• Learning - Construction and Unlearning
• Role of Emotions in Learning
• Phase Plane Diagram
• Storycraft
• 7-Layer Character Model
• Vexagon Diagram
• Multiple Interlinked Economies

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Multiple Interlinked Economies

• Material Economy (chits)
• Information Attention Economies (bits hits)
• Entertainment Drama Economies (fits skits)
• Emotions Learning Economy (wits snits)
• Spiritual Economy (grits)

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Multiple Interlinked Economies
The Body Politic with Slinky
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Socratic Dialogues

• Is There Something You Would Like To Know?
• Would You Like To Go On a Journey of Discovery?
• Can You Imagine the Possibilities?
• Do you know what you would like to do next?

http//www.musenet.org/utnebury/socratic.txt
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The End - Thank You
http//affect.media.mit.edu/AC_research/lc
Questions - Discussion
bkort_at_media.mit.edu reilly_at_media.mit.edu