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Direct linkSidelinger, Robert J.; Tatum, Nicholas T. – College Teaching, 2019
This study (N = 326) was conducted to examine the associations among instructor humor, inappropriate conversations, and instructional dissent. First, results showed students are more likely to employ rhetorical dissent when they perceive their instructors as humorous in the classroom. Second, using expectancy violations theory as a guide, results…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Communication, Teacher Student Relationship
Bolkan, San; Goodboy, Alan K. – College Teaching, 2014
Within their classrooms, instructors may engage in a variety of behaviors including those perceived to be charismatic. Though researchers have uncovered instructor behaviors that have been postulated to theoretically represent charisma in the classroom, to date no quantitative data have been presented to support these claims. The current study…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, College Faculty, College Students, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedBerk, Ronald A. – College Teaching, 2000
Summarizes research related to humor in testing and presents new evidence on the effectiveness of humor in constructed-response items. Findings from a survey at Johns Hopkins University's School of Nursing indicated that students feel that humor makes a difference in their test performance. Describes specific strategies for using humor in tests.…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Humor, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedTorok, Sarah E.; McMorris, Robert F.; Lin, Wen-Chi – College Teaching, 2004
In this study, we investigated the use of humor in college classrooms. We examined how students perceived professors' uses of various types of humor during class and the types of humor that students and faculty recommend for use in class. We also correlated the way professors incorporated humor into their class lectures with their perceived…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Humor, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedJames, David – College Teaching, 2004
As colleges, universities, and schools move to offer more classes in the popular online format, both teachers and students should be aware of what may be absent in class: the routine benefits of humor. For years, student surveys on the characteristics of the most effective teachers routinely have placed humor as one of the top five traits (Hart…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes
Garner, R. L. – College Teaching, 2006
Several studies have examined the pedagogical implications and cautions concerning the use of humor in teaching. Humor has been associated with a host of positive physiological and psychological effects. Researchers have identified that educators who use humor in their instruction are more positively rated by their peers and their students; others…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Undergraduate Students
