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Nienaber, Kristie; Abrams, Gwyneth; Segrist, Dan – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
Instructors often use humor in teaching their classes. Research suggests that humor can affect how instructors and their teaching are perceived. The current study examined whether the type of humor used by a hypothetical instructor and instructor gender affected the perceived likelihood of engaging with the instructor. College students read a…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Humor, Learner Engagement, Gender Differences
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Zhang, Li-fang – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2016
This research aimed at identifying the statistically predictive relationship of personality traits to teaching approaches. The NEO Five-Factor Inventory and the Approaches to Teaching Inventory were administered to 268 academics from six elite universities in mainland China. Results showed that personality traits significantly contributed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, College Faculty, Gender Differences
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Jain, Geetika; Tyagi, Harish Kumar; Kumar, Anil – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Purpose: The present investigation was planned to determine the influence of type of personality, gender, age, qualification and experience causing stress among teacher educators at work. Method: A sample of 100 subjects from male and female teachers teaching in teacher training colleges, Delhi, India was drawn randomly. The data was collected by…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Age Differences, Teacher Educators, Personality Traits