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Download full textRandler, Christoph; Wüst-Ackermann, Peter; Demirhan, Eda – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Dissections of human organs and animals are an important part of medical and science education but students usually express negative emotions towards dissections. Some studies show a negative influence of disgust and anxiety on motivation, interest and achievement. Therefore, reducing anxiety and disgust should be an important aim. As humor can…
Descriptors: Science Education, Anxiety, Video Technology, Humor
Rosegard, Erik; Wilson, Jackson – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
College students ("n" = 846) enrolled in a general education course were randomly assigned to either an arousal (experimental) or no-arousal (control) group. The experimental group was exposed to a topic-relevant, 90-second external stimulus (a technique used to elevate arousal and focus attention). The control group listened to the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, College Students, Lecture Method
