Humor: A Practical Teaching Tool to Enhance Student’s Learning
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Olukemi Akintewe
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Instructional humor is vital in students’ learning, knowledge retention, active participation, motivation, and stress reduction. Integrated humor in the classroom aids the retention of information, student engagement, and performance while decreasing stress-induced anxiety [1-2]. Humor indirectly promotes a conducive learning environment that helps keep students interested and motivated in various subjects. When humor is combined with laughter, a relaxed learning atmosphere is fostered. This study reviews the impact of humor on learning in the college classroom. It is hypothesized that humor is an effective pedagogical tool to promote student engagement and learning. A literature review was conducted across various databases (Pubmed, EBSCO, APA PsychInfo, Scopus, Web of Science) primarily through keyword searches like humor, pedagogy, teaching, laughter, and learning. Four hundred and six (406) scholarly articles were compiled and reviewed using Rayyan. Different exclusion [not specific to a hypothesis, wrong study design, or outcome] and inclusion criteria were applied. The reviewed research articles (n=144) indicate an improvement in the learning environment for students exposed to humor compared to control groups. When exposed to integrated humor, a significant increase in student success was achieved in multiple dependent variables (mathematics, memory, linguistic aptitude). Specifically, the studies defined humor through jokes, laughter, anecdotes, and other forms of interaction that create a more comfortable environment for students. The strategic implementation of humor in the classroom is a highly effective pedagogy tool that aids comprehension of different subject matter. Students can understand concepts and retain information better when humor is integrated, thus enhancing students’ learning.
Humor: A Practical Teaching Tool to Enhance Student’s Learning
Instructional humor is vital in students’ learning, knowledge retention, active participation, motivation, and stress reduction. Integrated humor in the classroom aids the retention of information, student engagement, and performance while decreasing stress-induced anxiety [1-2]. Humor indirectly promotes a conducive learning environment that helps keep students interested and motivated in various subjects. When humor is combined with laughter, a relaxed learning atmosphere is fostered. This study reviews the impact of humor on learning in the college classroom. It is hypothesized that humor is an effective pedagogical tool to promote student engagement and learning. A literature review was conducted across various databases (Pubmed, EBSCO, APA PsychInfo, Scopus, Web of Science) primarily through keyword searches like humor, pedagogy, teaching, laughter, and learning. Four hundred and six (406) scholarly articles were compiled and reviewed using Rayyan. Different exclusion [not specific to a hypothesis, wrong study design, or outcome] and inclusion criteria were applied. The reviewed research articles (n=144) indicate an improvement in the learning environment for students exposed to humor compared to control groups. When exposed to integrated humor, a significant increase in student success was achieved in multiple dependent variables (mathematics, memory, linguistic aptitude). Specifically, the studies defined humor through jokes, laughter, anecdotes, and other forms of interaction that create a more comfortable environment for students. The strategic implementation of humor in the classroom is a highly effective pedagogy tool that aids comprehension of different subject matter. Students can understand concepts and retain information better when humor is integrated, thus enhancing students’ learning.
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