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Direct linkLoizou, Eleni – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2006
This study aimed to investigate the explanations of 80 kindergarten children on pictorial humor. The children were asked to observe and describe a specific visual stimulus, and say whether they considered it as funny providing their rationale. The study was developed on the basis of humor being an incongruity thus the data were examined against…
Descriptors: Young Children, Humor, Cognitive Ability, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedGibbon, Claire – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses various theories concerning the purpose of children's humor, especially in the classroom. Describes ways in which children use humor to deal with stress. (RJC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Children, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedHowe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Explores developmental patterns in children from kindergarten through grade six. Highlights physical development, including height, activity level, motor skills, and health; mental development, including abstract thought, academic focus, learning difficulties, subject preferences, and creativity; psychosocial development, including interpersonal…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature
