Teacher’ use of humor, self‐disclosure, and narrative activity as a function of experience
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Research Reports
- Vol. 6 (1) , 47-52
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08824098909359831
Abstract
This investigation reported normative data for experienced (N = 20) and less‐experienced (N = 20) college teachers’ use of humor, self‐disclosure, and narrative activities. Results indicated that both groups of teachers observed in the study incorporated the three behaviors within their 50‐minute lectures. Experienced teachers, however, used humor, self‐disclosure, and narrative activities more frequently than the less‐experienced teachers. Additionally, the experienced teachers used the behaviors to clarify course content.Keywords
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