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Sharma, Ekta; Sharma, Sandeep; Gonot-Schoupinsky, Xavier P.; Gonot-Schoupinsky, Freda N. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2022
Our study explored: (a) the feasibility of prescribing laughter to university students; (b) the efficacy of the prescription on creativity, well-being, affect, and academic efficacy (AE); and (c) the practicality of the Applied Creativity Test (ACT) conceived for this study. A convenience sample of healthy students (n = 70) aged 18-28 (78% female;…
Descriptors: Humor, Creativity, Well Being, Tests
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Najafi, Maryam; Shahrokhi, Mohsen; Shojaee, Maryam; Atharizadeh, Mahmood – International Journal of Language Education, 2021
This paper aimed at examining and comparing the effects of different humor-based strategies (joke, pun, and limerick) on vocabulary learning of EFL learners at intermediate and advanced levels. To this end, 120 EFL learners in a private institute were asked to serve as the participants of the study. They were then divided into two groups according…
Descriptors: Humor, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Dorambari, Diedon – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2022
This study examined whether instructional humor (IH) was not just another type of seductive detail when covariates such as humor pre-disposition, prior-knowledge, and working memory capacity were controlled. Participants were students (N = 228) from universities who were randomly assigned two stimuli conditions in the classic experimental design.…
Descriptors: Humor, Multimedia Instruction, Prior Learning, Short Term Memory
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Basu, Sammy – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2014
By virtue of his "Essays" Montaigne is rightly regarded not only as a radically modern philosopher but also as a transformative educational innovator. He confronted the extent to which pedantry and acculturation can justify cruelty by developing a conception of liberal arts education as the arts of liberation, and at the core of this…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Teaching Methods, Humor, Educational Innovation
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Gach, Nataliia – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
This research focuses on revealing the role of culture of education in shaping students' and teachers' attitudes to the learning process, which is largely determined by the political and social context in which it takes place. This exploration of the cultural nature of autonomy of the Ukrainian university students majoring in translation from…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Political Influences
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Lee, Daniel; Spear, Rita; Kero, Patty – Online Submission, 2017
Students are accessing graduate study online in ever-increasing numbers with interactive experiences differing from those who traditionally enroll in corresponding face-to-face (F2F) classes. Soft skills such as collaboration/teamwork, communication and presentation are important to learning but difficult to practice outside the F2F environment.…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Educational Technology
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Dobson, Emma; Beckmann, Nadin; Forrest, Simon – Pastoral Care in Education, 2017
This paper presents findings from a comparative study of peer- and teacher-led Sex and Relationship Education (SRE). One lesson delivered by a peer educator, and one lesson delivered by a teacher was observed with the aim of exploring the communicative process between educators and students within SRE. It is claimed that open communication between…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Peer Teaching, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Communication
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Ülavere, Pärje; Veisson, Marika – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2015
The objective of the study was to provide an outline of the values that principals, teachers and parents of preschool child care institutions consider important to be taught to children, and which activities, in their estimation, should be used to implement values education in child care institutions. A total of 978 respondents from all 15…
Descriptors: Values Education, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
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Neissari, Malihe; Ashraf, Hamid; Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2017
Employing a quasi-experimental design, this study examined the efficacy of humorous idiom video clips on the achievement of Iranian undergraduate students studying English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Forty humorous video clips from the English Idiom Series called "The Teacher" from the BBC website were used to teach 120 idioms to 61…
Descriptors: Humor, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Randler, Christoph; Wüst-Ackermann, Peter; Demirhan, Eda – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Dissections of human organs and animals are an important part of medical and science education but students usually express negative emotions towards dissections. Some studies show a negative influence of disgust and anxiety on motivation, interest and achievement. Therefore, reducing anxiety and disgust should be an important aim. As humor can…
Descriptors: Science Education, Anxiety, Video Technology, Humor
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Rosegard, Erik; Wilson, Jackson – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
College students ("n" = 846) enrolled in a general education course were randomly assigned to either an arousal (experimental) or no-arousal (control) group. The experimental group was exposed to a topic-relevant, 90-second external stimulus (a technique used to elevate arousal and focus attention). The control group listened to the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, College Students, Lecture Method
Vela, Lori E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Humor is an important aspect of interpersonal interactions as it is linked to the development and maintenance of relationships (Merolla, 2006). The purpose of this dissertation was to test the effect of a humor communication skills training program on the ability to minimize anti-social humor (i.e., aggressive, self-defeating) and enhance…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Köbler, Franziska J.; Nitzschner, Marco M. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
In the current study, it was examined whether successful learning is related to using different types of media. We compared the comprehension of an economic concept in novices (N = 82) under three conditions: a Wikipedia article, a funny, and a serious YouTube video. The media were presented in English which is a foreign language to most of the…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Struthers, John – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2011
Inconsistencies within the literature result in teachers not having sufficient guidance to develop their humour use in support of learning without risking their professionalism. This article argues for more comprehensive evidence to guide teachers' use of humour, based on mixed methodological approaches. The case is also made for the Interpersonal…
Descriptors: Evidence, Interpersonal Communication, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis
McCartney Matthews, Melissa Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research literature relating to the use of humor as a teaching method or curricula specifically designed to include humor was reviewed to investigate the effects of humor on student learning in various environments from elementary schools to post-secondary classrooms. In this multi-method study, four instruments and a humor treatment were selected…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Short Term Memory, Long Term Memory
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