Deserción académica y emociones en ambientes e-learning

Abstract

In university education, there is concern in relation to the dropout and abandonment of students. On the other hand, there is research that associates this academic situation with the affective state of students. In this sense, it is important to analyze and understand the state of mind of university students, trying to detect what emotions are manifested during the course. Emotions can be expressed and detected through various means, such as oral expression, facial expressions, gestures, and written expression. A tour was made of some educational platforms considered affective, analyzing the methods and resources used in each of them, for the detection of emotions. In addition, 20 higher-level teachers, who participated in a postgraduate course linked to the subject, were consulted about their perception of the emotions that influence dropout in courses that follow the e-learning modality. The results showed that emotional frustration is considered the one that most negatively influences learning, being the cause, among other reasons, of abandonment or desertion of students.