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Direct linkAmy Marie Anderson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this quantitative predictive correlational study was to examine if, and to what extent, a predictive relationship existed between charismatic teaching and students' intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in community colleges in the Northwest United States. The theoretical foundation for this research was the charismatic leadership…
Descriptors: Community College Students, College Faculty, Personality, Teacher Behavior
Lesser, Lawrence M.; Pearl, Dennis K. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2009
This paper presents an overview of modalities that can be used to make learning statistics fun. Representative examples or points of departure in the literature are provided for no less than 20 modalities. Empirical evidence of effectiveness specific to statistics education is starting to emerge for some of these modalities--namely, humor, song,…
Descriptors: Statistics, Instruction, Anxiety, Cartoons
Tam, Po-chi – Research in Drama Education, 2010
Drawing on Mikhail Bakhtin's Carnival theory, this article focuses on specific outcomes of a research project the author undertook in Hong Kong, where drama pedagogy has been recently introduced into the official curriculum. It investigates the ways in which laughter, noise, jokes, frolic and popular literacies commonly appear in classrooms where…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drama, Instruction, Theories
Dodge, Bernard J.; Rossett, Allison – Performance and Instruction, 1982
This serious look at humor for the practicing performance technologist reviews reasons for using humor in instruction, summarizes existing theories of humor, and outlines some steps toward a method for adding humor to instruction. Three tables illustrating heuristic approaches to humorous instruction are included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Humor, Instruction, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedMaron, Melvin J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A common misconception, f(x+y) = f(x)+f(y), is used to prove theorems such as: 2=1; n=o for all positive integers n; and tan x=1 for all x. (MP)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Humor, Instruction, Mathematics
Vinik, Aggie, Ed.; And Others – 1978
This collection of jokes, riddles, and limericks is designed to be used to enliven the presentation of mathematical material by use in the classroom, on the bulletin board, or to add levity to test papers. Chapter topics include: (1) The Classics and Other Stories; (2) Jokes; (3) It Figures; (4) Quickies; (5) Riddles; and (6) In Verse. An index…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor
PDF pending restorationCollins, Michael, Ed. – 1995
The following are among the papers included in these proceedings: "Challenging the Exclusionary Effects of the Inclusive Mask of Adult Education" (Rockhill); "Organic Intellectuals of the State and Political Struggle in the University" (Cunningham); "Adult Education's Prospects in a Post-University World" (Smith);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Advocacy
