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Catch and Hold: Instructional Interventions and Their Differential Impact on Student Interest, Attention, and Autonomous Motivation
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Bolkan, San; Griffin, Darrin J. – Communication Education, 2018
In this study, we investigated how various teaching behaviors influence student interest as a situational variable. Specifically, we studied how behaviors related to "catch" interest (i.e., ephemeral aspects of the learning environment such as instructor humor, nonverbal immediacy, intellectual stimulation) and "hold" interest…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Interests, Classroom Environment, Student Empowerment
Humor in Children's Educational Television.
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Communication Education, 1979
Examines the use of entertainment features in children's educational television through a systematic content analysis of sample programs. Assesses the quantity of use of humorous and attention-getting material, examines distinguishing characteristics of the entertainment-oriented messages, and highlights several patterns of use for these…
Descriptors: Audiences, Childrens Television, Content Analysis, Educational Television
Humor in Communication Textbooks.
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Communication Education, 1980
Investigates the use of humor in basic communication textbooks. Concludes that humor is used frequently to teach rather than simply to attract attention; it is of the harmless, nonsense variety and appears not to be antisocial as far as sex-role stereotypes are concerned. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis, Humor, Literary Devices
Teachers' Humor in the College Classroom.
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Communication Education, 1979
Examines the use of humor by college teachers in the classroom, assesses the frequency with which humor is employed, and characterizes the type of humor used. Several patterns of humor usage are presented. (JMF)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Content Analysis, Females