Exploratory Theoretical Tests of the Instructor Humor-Student Learning Link

Autor/inn/en	Bolkan, San; Goodboy, Alan K.
Titel	Exploratory Theoretical Tests of the Instructor Humor-Student Learning Link
Quelle	In: Communication Education, 64 (2015) 1, S.45-64 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-4523
DOI	10.1080/03634523.2014.978793
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Humor; Educational Theories; Predictor Variables; Measures (Individuals); Affective Behavior; Affective Measures; Attention; Learner Engagement; Cognitive Processes; Self Determination; College Students; Instructional Effectiveness; Hypothesis Testing; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Humoristische Darstellung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Prädiktor; Messdaten; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Aufmerksamkeit; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Selbstbestimmung; Collegestudent; Unterrichtserfolg; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Korrelation
Abstract	Instructors' use of humor is generally a positive influence on student outcomes. However, examinations of humor have found that specific types of messages may not impact, or may even reverse, its positive effect. Instructional humor processing theory (IHPT) has been used to explain how humor impacts student learning. The current study sought to examine the tenets of this theory by testing whether the relationships articulated by its authors function the way the theory predicts they should. Three hundred participants responded to measures assessing their perceptions of affective learning, attention, self-determination, cognitive engagement, perceived cognitive learning, and instructors' humor. Results indicated that IHPT did not adequately explain the relationship between instructor humor and perceived cognitive learning. However, self-determination theory was a suitable alternative explanation. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10