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Saied Bishara – Educational Research and Reviews, 2023
This study examined how metacognitive knowledge and locus of control are associated with understanding mathematical jokes in students with and without learning disabilities. This study looked at a sample of 60 ninth-grade students of which 30 had a learning disability diagnosis and 30 had no learning disabilities. Students were tested using three…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Locus of Control, Humor, Mathematics Instruction
Spector, Cecile Cyrul – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
Understanding ambiguous words, phrases, and sentences is an important part of reading well, communicating skillfully, and enjoying humor based on word play. With this seven-unit activity book--filled with creative, ready-to-use activities based on jokes and puns--students will learn how to decipher the language ambiguities they encounter inside…
Descriptors: Proverbs, Activity Units, Sentences, Cues