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Peer reviewedTownsend, Michael A. R.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1983
Undergraduate students completed a regular class test of 35 multiple-choice items, interspersed with five humorous verbal items written in multiple-choice format or selected syndicated cartoons. A questionnaire revealed that, although student perceptions of test humor were positive, they were less positive about verbal items. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Higher Education, Humor, Multiple Choice Tests
