Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf (Jonatan Martensson)

 

Collaborative learning is never easy and needs effort, especially when time is limited and group members meet first time. Therefore collaboration is emotional & interesting. It requires emotional intelligence (EI). It is the ability to recognize one's own and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence).

During our group process, everyone of us had different feelings at some stage, but we managed our emotions and focused on the project. When we had bigger conflicts, we tried to solve them immediately and find the best solution, which suits to everyone. It is always important to regulate your emotions. Emotion regulation is a skill critical for social development, as children’s ability
to control their emotions is related to multiple aspects of social functioning [Hessler& Katz, 2007]. 

In our group we used also Big Brother app, which helped us to share our emotions individually, besides that we were feel to share our emotions inside the group.

We learned that is necessary to consider intraindividual characteristics, socialization process-
es, and emotional responding in order to understand the link between goal orientations and achievement.