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Chang, Mei-Jung; Gruner, Charles R. – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1981
Data indicate that speakers with relatively high ethos (college professors) can raise their ratings on wittiness/funniness and sense of humor--without damaging their credibility--by making fun of their professional fields, provided they do not at the same time humorously disparage the values of the audience. (PD)
Descriptors: Audiences, College Faculty, College Students, Communication Research
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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
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Baughman, M. Dale – Contemporary Education, 1982
A collection of humorous anecdotes, poems, and essays written by M. Dale Baughman, who is retiring as editor of "Contemporary Education," focuses on a variety of topics including: (1) humor and the child; (2) the school's role in community life; (3) school administration; and (4) educational research. Also included is an editorial about…
Descriptors: Editorials, Educational Administration, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy
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Lasso, Gerald A. – English Journal, 1981
A classification of students according to their written explanations as to why they enrolled in an English class on writing research reports. (RL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, High School Students, Humor, Student Attitudes
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Jacob, Kay – English Journal, 1982
Satirizes the teaching of basic skills in isolation and the placing of test results above true learning. (RL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, English Curriculum, Futures (of Society)
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Brown, Les; And Others – Illinois School Research and Development, 1982
Describes the development of an index to measure elementary school children's comprehension of humor. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Educational Research, Elementary Education
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
College teachers were evaluated as to appeal, competence, delivery, and teaching effectiveness and their presentations were analyzed to identify features of humor usage. Correlation coefficients were computed between frequency of use of various types of humor and students' evaluations of their professors. Results indicated differences between male…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Humor, Sex Differences, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Whitesel, Sue – Teacher, 1979
Described is a "joke center" where elementary school students not only learned about various kinds of humor and practiced language skills but had a terrific week of laughter as they shared favorite jokes and made up new ones. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Humor, Language Arts
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Townsend, Michael A. R.; Mahoney, Peggy – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Measures of anxiety and achievement were obtained on a sample of undergraduate students. Highly anxious students had lower achievement on humorous tests. Students with low anxiety had higher achievement on humorous tests. Results indicate that humor is not a positive factor in reducing high anxiety associated with academic evaluations. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Anxiety, College Students
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Colwell, Clyde G. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Suggests 12 activities to make humor an integral part of the reading/language arts curriculum. (MKM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor, Motivation Techniques
Hofmann, William – Media and Methods, 1980
Recounts what happened when a night school teacher thought creativity meant Joyce, Porter, and Frost, while the students thought it meant cocktail napkins, cereal boxes, and sexy stories. (RL)
Descriptors: Adults, Creative Writing, Creativity, Higher Education
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Merrick, Brian – Children's Literature in Education, 1979
Describes poetry programs presented to children by a troupe of performers who incorporated music, humor, and audience response in their performances. Lists qualities of the shows that contributed to their success with children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor
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Sherman, Robert T. – Educational Studies, 1979
Demonstrates how education can be studied through folk literature and humor, using Seba Smith's folk hero, Major Jack Downing. Illustrates a broadened conception of what constitutes education and contributes to education other than schooling. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Education, Educational History, Folk Culture, General Education
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Kurdek, Lawrence A. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1979
Results provide little support for viewing decentering ability as the major cognitive skill underlying developmental trends on tasks of cognitive perspective taking, peer description, humor understanding, and causal attribution. (Author/BH)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Conservation (Concept), Egocentrism, Elementary School Students
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Park, Rose – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1977
An investigation was made of the structure of riddles, riddle content, and the function of riddling among children ages 5 to 14. Interaction data and 1195 items were taped and hand-recorded during riddle sessions with 101 children from kindergarten, second, fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth grades. (MS)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
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