Cognition and affectivity: Its influences in teacher-student relation and in the teaching-learning process

Abstract

The paper shows a study that investigate teacher-student relationship in kindergarten and the extent to which teachers are clearly the presence of cognitive and affective aspects in this relationship. This work takes for granted the fact that it is necessary to professional education has made clear the true meaning of affection, and knowing that the cognitive and affective aspects are inseparable and that this inseparability it comes down to learning. The research discovered that the action of teaching approaches proposed by theorists, but apparently is directed more common sense than by knowledge on the subject, among so many aspects observed, one realizes that there is a need to work on comprehensive training of teachers. © 2009 IEEE.