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Direct linkBolkan, San; Goodboy, Alan K. – Communication Education, 2015
Instructors' use of humor is generally a positive influence on student outcomes. However, examinations of humor have found that specific types of messages may not impact, or may even reverse, its positive effect. Instructional humor processing theory (IHPT) has been used to explain how humor impacts student learning. The current study sought to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Humor, Educational Theories, Predictor Variables
Wanzer, Melissa B.; Frymier, Ann B.; Irwin, Jeffrey – Communication Education, 2010
This paper proposes the Instructional Humor Processing Theory (IHPT), a theory that incorporates elements of incongruity-resolution theory, disposition theory, and the elaboration likelihood model (ELM) of persuasion. IHPT is proposed and offered as an explanation for why some types of instructor-generated humor result in increased student…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Styles, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
