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Humor in Children's Educational Television.
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Communication Education, 1979
Examines the use of entertainment features in children's educational television through a systematic content analysis of sample programs. Assesses the quantity of use of humorous and attention-getting material, examines distinguishing characteristics of the entertainment-oriented messages, and highlights several patterns of use for these…
Descriptors: Audiences, Childrens Television, Content Analysis, Educational Television
Humor in Communication Textbooks.
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Communication Education, 1980
Investigates the use of humor in basic communication textbooks. Concludes that humor is used frequently to teach rather than simply to attract attention; it is of the harmless, nonsense variety and appears not to be antisocial as far as sex-role stereotypes are concerned. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis, Humor, Literary Devices
Relationship between College Teachers' Use of Humor in the Classroom and Students' Evaluations of Their Teachers.
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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
Using Humor to Promote Learning in the Classroom.
Bryant, Jennings; Zillmann, Dolf – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1988
Reviews the literature for empirical support of the use of humor in classroom teaching. Concludes that the judicious use of humor by a teacher can facilitate student learning, and offers guidelines for its use. (FMW)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
Guidelines for the Effective Use of Humor in Children's Educational Television Programs.
Zillmann, Dolf; Bryant, Jennings – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1988
Presents guidelines for the use of humor in children's educational television. Reviews the literature in the following areas: (1) audience attraction; (2) post-choice attention; (3) acquisition of educational information and (4) the viewing experience in hedonic terms. (FMW)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Humor
Teachers' Humor in the College Classroom.
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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
Effects of Humorous Illustrations in College Textbooks.
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1981
Pictorial humorous illustrations were found to have (1) no effects on information acquisition and on motivation, (2) positive effects on appeal, and (3) negative effects on persuasiveness. (PD)
Descriptors: Cartoons, College Students, Higher Education, Humor
Children's Imitation of a Ridiculed Model.
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1983
Tested the effectiveness of ridicule as an educational and social corrective in children's educational television programs. Found that ridicule is a potent means of educating six-year-old television viewers but is far less satisfactory in motivating four-year-olds to action or in deterring their unwanted performances. (PD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Childrens Television, Educational Research, Educational Television
Humorous Illustrations in Textbooks: Effects on Information Acquisition, Appeal, Persuasibility and Motivation.
Bryant, Jennings; And Others – 1980
A study was designed to determine the particular effects of humorous illustrations on a textbook's teaching effectiveness, appeal, persuasibility, and potential to motivate. Experimental text materials were prepared in two levels of difficulty and six cartoons were drawn to illustrate different educational points that were made in the materials.…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Communication Research, Higher Education, Humor