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Download full textSmith, Victoria D.; Wortley, Amy – Journal of Instructional Research, 2017
The effects of the incorporation of instructor humor in both the traditional and online classroom settings was examined. Students react to instructor humor in positive ways that demonstrate both increased engagement with the material and increased information recall following the use of instructor humor in lecture. Challenges of instructor and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Humor, Conventional Instruction, Learner Engagement
McCabe, Crystal; Sprute, Katie; Underdown, Kimber – Journal of Instructional Research, 2017
Research has shown that students perceive their success, in even the most difficult courses, on their interactions and relationships with their instructors (Anderson, 2011; Micari & Pazos, 2012). In the online classroom, instructors run into an even greater challenge when it comes to engaging students, showing their personalities, and being…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Interpersonal Relationship
Wortley, Amy; Dotson, Elizabeth – Journal of Instructional Research, 2016
This paper examines the use of instructional humor in higher education settings and makes connections between the levels of student achievement in academics and the influence of appropriate instructional humor. The work of prominent researchers such as Wanzer, Frymier, and Irwin (2010), and Segrist & Hupp (2015), who postulate that…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, College Students
