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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
