What is Emotional Learning Analytics (ELA)

Since human beings are not only physical entities, albeit constituted by complex social and emotional features, their well-being also depends on learning how to communicate their needs to the others in an effective way, and to manage their emotions in a healthy way. From the learning perspective, emotional health also contributes to enhanced academic success, leading to improvement in learning. It is, thus, of critical importance to develop an understanding for learning engagement through the utilization of a novel concept of emotional learning analytics (ELA) to transform education systems with the purpose of molding a future that strengthens improved academic success as well as nestling peace and well-being. Accordingly, this review aims to provide a double dividend to the learners in K-12 classrooms to embrace the significance of social-emotional learning (SEL) and mindfulness to rethink learning engagement by synthesizing the findings, challenges, and recommendations from latest research through ELA to nurture emphatic learners for a sustainable society across the world.