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11/04/2014

Humour in education? 11's yes!


1 - Motivating Function: this function actives the interest and enthusiasm for the subject you are working on.

2 - Physiological Function. To laugh downloads physical nervousness; relieves psychological stress; improves the cardiovascular system; boosts internal energy.

3 - Comradeship and Friendship Function: Enables a climate of cordiality and confidence; promotes group cohesion; creates and strengthens the bonds between people.

4 - Relax Function: Helps to relieve strain and play down concerns. Humour and laugh channel unforeseen or conflict situations reducing stress or anxiety.

5 - Amusement Function: Generates a fun playful atmosphere experiencing positive feelings of joy and happiness.

6 - Defensive Function: Humour acts against attacks by removing the latent hostility and plays down conflict.

7 - Intellectual Function: Humour laughs at the distorted thoughts and irrational beliefs. The good mood forces to develop and manage information from other cognitive perspectives.

8 - Creative Function: Stimulates lateral or divergent thinking; boosts imagination as a key element in problem solving; discovers new connections that enhance the imagination and originality.

9 - Social Function: Humour provides a critical and entertaining view of reality.

10 - Therapeutic Function: Humour treats and resolves disorders and emotional disturbances from psychological approaches.

11 - Pedagogical and Didactic Function: Humour streamlines and enhances teaching and learning methods and provides an enjoyable and motivating teaching.

gracias a Álvaro Terrón

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