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Direct linkWanzer, Melissa B.; Frymier, Ann B.; Irwin, Jeffrey – Communication Education, 2010
This paper proposes the Instructional Humor Processing Theory (IHPT), a theory that incorporates elements of incongruity-resolution theory, disposition theory, and the elaboration likelihood model (ELM) of persuasion. IHPT is proposed and offered as an explanation for why some types of instructor-generated humor result in increased student…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Styles, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Download full textBurlbaw, Lynn M.; Price, Margaret A. – 1996
This paper analyzes "confused history" on the part of students and where that confusion might originate. The study is based on a modified form of content analysis of articles by R. Lederer. The articles offer a compilation of student errors in history and geography. Two major categories of errors are recognized: (1) Type I, represented by errors…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
