The influence of teacher emotion on grading practices: A preliminary look at the evaluation of student writing

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 634-646

  Brackett, Marc A ^a   Floman, James L ^b   Ashton James, Claire ^c   Cherkasskiy, Lillia ^a   Salovey, Peter ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emotional valence; Evaluation of student work; Teacher cognitions and practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886722346     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2013.827453     Document Type: Article

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