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Erdogdu, Fatih – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
Humor is considered an educational method that can be implemented in educational processes with a wide range of educational variables. Examining the scope of research on educational humor has the potential to guide future studies. Therefore, the aim of this study is to show the conceptual trend in humor research in education over the past decade.…
Descriptors: Humor, Trend Analysis, Teaching Methods, Educational History
Huang, Yueh-Min; Liu, Ming-Chi; Lai, Chia-Hung; Liu, Chia-Ju – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Teachers often use in-class questions to examine the level of understanding of their students, while these also enable students to reorganize their acquired knowledge. However, previous studies have shown that students may resist being questioned because of negative emotions. Therefore, this paper proposes the idea of eliciting positive emotions…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Humor, Learning Experience, Questioning Techniques

Larson, Greg – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1982
Humor in the classroom can be effective in maintaining student attention, providing mnemonic examples, and aiding the relationship between teachers and students. (HOD)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education