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Direct linkGadanidis, George; Gadanidis, Janette M.; Huang, Alyssa Y. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
Mathematical humor and insight are creative and pleasurable experiences. Both help students develop a positive attitude toward mathematics and facilitate higher-order thinking. The authors' classroom experience suggests that many middle school students have come to view mathematics as being a superficial and an uncreative activity where they…
Descriptors: Humor, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods
