Humor
Overview
- Influence: Humor
- Domain: Teaching Strategies
- Sub-Domain: Instructional strategies
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a small positive impact
- Influence Definition: The use of humor in the class to facilitate positive bonds, a safe environment, and enhance teacher-student relations.
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 1
- Number of studies: 20
- Number of students: 4,801
- Number of effects: 21
- Weighted mean effect size: 0.04
- Robustness index: 1
Meta-Analyses
| Journal Title | Author | First Author's Country | Article Name | Year Published | Variable | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Martin, Preiss, Gayle, & Allen | USA | A Meta-Analytic Assessment of the Effect of Humorous Assessment Lectures on Learning | 2006 | Humor in lectures | 20 | 4,801 | 21 | 0.04 |
| TOTAL/AVERAGE | 20 | 4,801 | 21 | 0.04 | |||||