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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
Peer reviewedRamadas, Jayashree; Kulkarni, V. G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1982
Investigated relationship between lesson content and participation of pupils in rural India primary schools. Spontaneous participation in teacher-directed classrooms (N=136) was shown to be correlated with time spent by teachers in relating textbook content to pupils' natural experience. Experiments and teaching aids were also useful in drawing…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries
