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- Teachers often used short jokes in lab classes.
- Students sat in small lab classes with teachers.
- Researchers recorded audio from many different class sessions.
- They listened and marked brief moments with humor.
- Students later answered simple surveys about the humor.
- If students found jokes funny, they felt positive.
- Some teachers made jokes about themselves or equipment.
- Not all students agreed about the jokes, though.
- Researchers say humor can help students join class.
- Teachers should choose their humor carefully in class.
Difficult words
- researcher — a person who studies something carefullyResearchers
- record — to save sounds or information to listen laterrecorded
- mark — to make a note about somethingmarked
- survey — a short set of questions for peoplesurveys
- equipment — the tools or machines used for a task
- humor — words or actions meant to make people laugh
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Discussion questions
- Do you like jokes in class?
- Do you laugh when a teacher makes a joke?
- Have you ever told a joke in a class?
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