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Joshi, Amit; Bhaskar, Preeti – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2022
Not only intelligence quotient (IQ) makes a good teacher, but also there are other traits required by teachers for effective teaching. This present study aims to identify the effective critical traits of teachers in higher education institutions (HEIs) and intends to outline the framework for effective teaching. Interpretative phenomenological…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Effectiveness
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Graham, Elizabeth E.; And Others – Western Journal of Communication, 1992
Explores humor from a functional perspective. Finds three primary functions: positive affect, expressiveness, and negative affect. Finds positive relationships between positive affect humor and interpersonal competence. Supports the validity of the Uses of Humor Index. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Humor
Turner, Robert G. – 1983
Previous research has suggested that behavioral differences between shy and not shy persons may be explained by differences in inhibition rather than differences in interpersonal skills. To investigate the behavior of high and low social anxiety subjects in both ambiguous social situations and in explicitly structured ones, three studies using…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Anxiety, Assertiveness, College Students
Karle-Weiss, Adria; And Others – 1990
Teacher effectiveness literature has supported the contention that a recurring theme in examining the qualities and attributes that constitute effective teachers is the use of humor in the classroom. However, most of the research did not appear to consider the potential differential effects on the students' perceptions of teachers' use of humor…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Higher Education, Humor