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ERIC Number: EJ456310
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Teaching Strategies: Using Humor to Facilitate Learning.
Bergen, Doris
Childhood Education, v69 n2 p105-06 Win 1992
Four major teaching strategies for linking humor and learning are identified: (1) to perform as models of humor; (2) to select learning materials that foster the expression of humor; (3) to elicit expressions of humor; and (4) to be responsive and appreciative. (LB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Humor, Role Models, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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