Excited to share our new publication!
In this study, we explore how epistemic emotions, such as confusion, curiosity, and enjoyment, unfold and function within socio-scientific issue learning through digital curation. Our findings highlight a clear emotional trajectory: from initial uncertainty and tension toward curiosity, engagement, and meaningful knowledge construction.
Importantly, we show that these emotions are not just by-products of learning, but integral to it – serving both as markers of cognitive processes and as mechanisms that drive inquiry, evaluation, and collaborative sensemaking.
Kudos to Remah Haj for this fascinating research, conducted as part of her doctoral work!
Haj, R. & Tsybulsky, D. (2026). From confusion to curiosity: epistemic emotions in socio-scientific issue learning through digital curation. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research. Special Issue on SSIs. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43031-026-00157-z