Learning-Related Emotions, Learning and Academic Success among University Students: How can Teachers exert a Positive Influence through their Teaching Behaviour?

Through their teaching behaviour, many university lecturers try to inspire students for their subject so that they are self-motivated to engage with the contents and experience positive emotions while learning. Nevertheless, many students suffer from boredom or test anxiety, which can affect their academic performance. Using the examples of enjoyment and boredom as well as pride and anxiety, this article takes a theoretical-empirical look at the relationship between teaching behaviour, students’ learning-related emotions, learning and academic success. Teachers receive recommendations on how they can influence students’ emotions and thus learning processes and their academic success through their teaching behavior.