Southam Marti, Schwartz Kathleen Barker
Occupational Therapy Department, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
Occup Ther Health Care. 2004;18(1-2):57-70. doi: 10.1080/J003v18n01_07.
SUMMARY Humor use in education has been studied in fields such as psychology and nursing. Research has demonstrated that effective educational humor needs to be integrated into the topic and used in moderation. Used appropriately, humor can gain attention, facilitate creative thinking and memory, motivate students to attend class, and promote learning outcomes. No studies were located in the occupational therapy literature that specifically related to humor as an aspect of teaching. The purpose of this article is to explore the merits of humor as an educational tool and to give examples of ways that occupational therapy faculty and clinical instructors can employ humor.
摘要 教育中的幽默运用已在心理学和护理等领域得到研究。研究表明，有效的教育幽默需要融入主题并适度使用。若使用得当，幽默能够吸引注意力、促进创造性思维和记忆、激励学生上课，并提高学习效果。职业治疗文献中未找到专门将幽默作为教学一个方面的研究。本文旨在探讨幽默作为一种教育工具的优点，并举例说明职业治疗教师和临床指导教师可以运用幽默的方式。
