Affective variables are variables such as values, self-esteem and attitude towards learning. Although cognitive variables are necessary for teaching, many forget the importance of affective variables when planning and implementing instruction or curriculum. Although content teaching is important for student education and learning, without affective assessment, students will not benefit greatly from the content learned. Assessing the affective variable in the classroom allows students not only to grow as students, but as people and citizens, which is equally important. Intellect is not how you succeed. According to Popham, motivation and hard work are also needed to be successful (p.230). It is important for students to have these types of traits because students who are not bright can succeed with better developed affective skills. In traditional teaching methods, the teacher focused more on cognitive skills and believed that students only need to learn knowledge and content. . However, it is becoming increasingly clear that the inclusion of some affective variables has been demonstrated ...