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Direct linkSidelinger, Robert J.; Tatum, Nicholas T. – College Teaching, 2019
This study (N = 326) was conducted to examine the associations among instructor humor, inappropriate conversations, and instructional dissent. First, results showed students are more likely to employ rhetorical dissent when they perceive their instructors as humorous in the classroom. Second, using expectancy violations theory as a guide, results…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Communication, Teacher Student Relationship
Bolkan, San; Goodboy, Alan K. – College Teaching, 2014
Within their classrooms, instructors may engage in a variety of behaviors including those perceived to be charismatic. Though researchers have uncovered instructor behaviors that have been postulated to theoretically represent charisma in the classroom, to date no quantitative data have been presented to support these claims. The current study…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, College Faculty, College Students, Student Attitudes
Tews, Michael J.; Jackson, Kathy; Ramsay, Crystal; Michel, John W. – College Teaching, 2015
Despite the popular belief that fun has a positive impact in learning contexts, empirical research on fun in the classroom has been limited. To extend research in this area, the goal of this study was to develop and validate a new scale to assess fun in the classroom and examine its relationship with student engagement. The multi-stage scale…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Student Participation, Learner Engagement
Peer reviewedTorok, Sarah E.; McMorris, Robert F.; Lin, Wen-Chi – College Teaching, 2004
In this study, we investigated the use of humor in college classrooms. We examined how students perceived professors' uses of various types of humor during class and the types of humor that students and faculty recommend for use in class. We also correlated the way professors incorporated humor into their class lectures with their perceived…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Humor, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
