HUMOR IN TEACHING: An Analysis of the Literature
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چکیده
The use of humor in the classroom describes a various group of techniques at all levels of education. These techniques range from self-deprecating humor to the use of Jon Stewart’s satirical American Politics textbook. Instructors at all levels of education can and do use humor in the classroom but most of the literature focuses on high school and university learning with little discussion of junior high education. The use of humor in the classroom is generally accepted in the literature to have positive effects on learning.
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