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Direct linkRoth, Wolff-Michael; Ritchie, Stephen M.; Hudson, Peter; Mergard, Victoria – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
Laughter is a fundamental human phenomenon. Yet there is little educational research on the potential functions of laughter on the enacted (lived) curriculum. In this study, we identify the functions of laughter in a beginning science teacher's classroom throughout her first year of teaching. Our study shows that laughter is more than a gratuitous…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Humor, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
