The interrelationship of emotion and cognition when students undertake collaborative group work online: An interdisciplinary approach

► A qualitative analysis of unsolicited student accounts of group work online. ► Group work is identified as a source of emotion. ► The sources of emotion that are unique to group work online were also identified. ► An interdisciplinary approach to interpreting the findings was adopted. ► Some recommendations for the design and practice of group work online are made.