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Direct linkMoriah Omer-Attali; Adam Lefstein; Hadar Netz – Language and Education, 2025
While once forbidden in classrooms, laughter is increasingly encouraged as contributing to a positive learning environment. However, analyses of laughter in conversation show that laughter performs multiple social functions, some of which are not necessarily positive. Applying this lens, this study investigates the interactional functions of…
Descriptors: Humor, Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Standards
Download full textIoannis Ch. Konstantinou; Angeliki C. Tsatsouli; Stamatoula G. Logotheti – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the opinions of primary school and high school students regarding the role of humor as a practice in the management of educational communication on the part of the teacher. More specifically, it is investigated whether and to what extent humor affects the students' behavior towards the teacher, the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Humor, Elementary School Students, High School Students
Kim, Sol – English Teaching, 2021
The use of humor has been a controversial research topic in language classrooms. Humor is pervasive; however, the functions of humor in primary English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) classrooms is under-investigated. To analyze the distinct features of humor, this study explores the specific functions of humor in primary English teaching classrooms…
Descriptors: Humor, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedFabrizi, Michael S.; Pollio, Howard R. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1987
Considers four questions related to humorous activity: What events evoke laughtor and smiling in classrooms and do these events change as children grow older? Are there differences in frequency and type of events produced and appreciated? How do teachers and peers react to humorous events? and What are the other behavior patterns of children who…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students
Sletta, Olav; Sobstad, Frode – 1993
This study examined relations between children's humor, behavioral characteristics, acceptance by peers in kindergarten and primary school, and self-perceptions. Subjects were 35 kindergarten, 88 fourth grade, and 95 eighth grade Norwegian children. For all students, assessments included sociometric ratings of classmates, teacher assessments of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHowe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Explores developmental patterns in children from kindergarten through grade six. Highlights physical development, including height, activity level, motor skills, and health; mental development, including abstract thought, academic focus, learning difficulties, subject preferences, and creativity; psychosocial development, including interpersonal…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature
