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Blue, Thomas R.; And Others – 1991
Four teachers at Fort Lewis College, Colorado, use humor to send messages which "leap frog" resistance to the new and different, and go directly to the preconscious. The power in these humorous conceptual leaps is that the entering information sticks to the anger and passions of the human psyche, thus fostering retention. Linda Mack, a…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Environment, Higher Education, Humor
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Mogavero, Donald T. – Journalism Educator, 1979
Results from a survey of students in a beginning communications media course show the value of using humor in course lectures to make the presentation of material more effective. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Higher Education, Humor, Journalism Education
Frymier, Ann Bainbridge; Wanzer, Melissa Bekelja – 1998
The use of humor in the classroom has been investigated using a variety of humor operationalizations and methodologies with mixed results. The present study examined the role of teacher humor orientation (HO) rather than specific humorous behaviors. The relationship between teacher humor orientation and learning was the focus of this study.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Research, Higher Education, Humor
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
College teachers were evaluated as to appeal, competence, delivery, and teaching effectiveness and their presentations were analyzed to identify features of humor usage. Correlation coefficients were computed between frequency of use of various types of humor and students' evaluations of their professors. Results indicated differences between male…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Humor, Sex Differences, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
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Gorham, Joan; Christophel, Diane M. – Communication Education, 1990
Investigates teachers' use of humor in relationship to immediacy and affective learning outcomes. Reports that (1) amount and type of humor influenced learning; (2) students were particularly aware of tendentious humor; (3) an overdependence on tendentious humor diminished affect; (4) male and female students perceive humor differently; and (5)…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Communication Research, Higher Education, Humor
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Kilmer, Paulette D. – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 1998
Discusses how one journalism instructor deals with disruptive students in her reporting, communication history, and ethics courses. Lists reasons for students' disenchantment. Notes that sometimes humor eases tensions. Addresses building respect in the college classroom. (RS)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Higher Education, Humor
Fulton, Tara Lynn – 1985
This essay looks at ways in which humor can be used to teach library skills in academic libraries. It discusses both the motivational and pedagogical value of humor as it is discussed in educational literature. Many examples are used to illustrate ways in which these principles can be applied in the library setting, and suggestions for effective…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education
Gruner, Charles R.; Freshley, Dwight L. – 1979
College students in nine intact beginning speech classes served as subjects for a study testing the effects of humor on student recall of lecture information. The 156 subjects were exposed to one of three versions of an audiotaped lecture. One version amplified eight points in the subject matter with humorous material; and a third version (the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Humor, Lecture Method
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Communication Education, 1979
Examines the use of humor by college teachers in the classroom, assesses the frequency with which humor is employed, and characterizes the type of humor used. Several patterns of humor usage are presented. (JMF)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Content Analysis, Females
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Javidi, Manoochehr Mitch; And Others – Communication Education, 1988
Provides comparative data on the use of humor, self-disclosure, and narrative by award-winning college and secondary teachers. Indicates that these teachers used these dramatic behaviors to clarify course content, and that they used them significantly more than the nonaward winning teachers from the same educational levels. (MS)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Course Content, Higher Education, Humor
Bunz, Ulla K. – 2001
Humans in technology classrooms have allowed themselves to become dependent on technology. Especially when the technology fails, the instructor has to fall back on non-technology driven methods to teach technology applications. Issues arise, including time use, teacher credibility, and efficiency of teaching. This paper presents experience of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Neuliep, James W. – Communication Education, 1991
Examines high schools teachers' humor in the classroom. Finds that high school teachers generally use less humor than college teachers, perceive college-teacher humor as more appropriate, and use it as a learning facilitator rather than a learning strategy. Presents a 20-item classification scheme of teacher humor. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Faculty, Communication Research, High Schools
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Wanzer, Melissa Bekelja; Frymier, Ann Bainbridge – Communication Education, 1999
Finds that a high humor orientation (HO) was associated with increased undergraduate student perceptions of learning; and that high HO students reported learning more with a high HO teacher. Examines perceived teacher humor orientation in relation to nonverbal immediacy and socio-communicative style. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Higher Education, Humor, Interpersonal Communication
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Weinbach, Robert W. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1988
A tongue-in-cheek list of faculty behaviors for improving student evaluations suggests that faculty manipulation of student comments is both common and a threat to quality social work education. Reduced emphasis on student ratings is strongly advocated. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education, Humor, Information Utilization
Dickmeyer, Scott G. – 1993
A study analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the use of humor in the classroom. A longitudinal content analysis of presentational and classroom studies from 1941 to 1991 was conducted. Earlier studies were included if they had been cited five or more times within articles on humor in the classroom. Scholars have argued that humor: is a…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Communication Research
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