ÖZET
Ö¤renme sürecinde psikolojik etkenlerin önemli rolünü dikkate alan bu çal›flma, s›n›f ortam›ndan kaynakalanabilen endifle,
s›k›lma ve benzeri olumsuz etkenlerin nas›l ortadan kald›r›labilece¤i konusunu irdeler. Ders konusuyla ilgili, amaca yönelik mizah
örneklerinden hareketle, s›n›ftaki ö¤renim havas›n› iyilefltirerek ve özgüven sa¤layarak, üniversite ö¤rencilerinin derslerde en üst
yarar› elde edip edemeyeci¤i konusu, ö¤rencilere uygulanan bir anketle saptanmaya çal›fl›lm›flt›r. Böyle bir düflünceye destek ‹nsanc›l
Ö¤retim, Psikolojik Süzme hipotezi ve Suggestopedia gibi önemli ö¤renim yaklafl›mlar›nda bulunmaktad›r. Çal›flma, ö¤rencilerin
mizaha karfl› tutumlar›n›, mizahtan elde edilecek yararlar›, bu konularda cinsiyetin rolünün olup olmad›¤›n› ve son olarak farkl› s›n›f
(y›l) ö¤rencileri aras›nda istatistiksel olarak kayda de¤er bir fark olup olmad›¤›n› saptamay› amaçlar. Çal›flma, dersle ilgili mizah›n,
ders planlamas›n›n önemli bir parças› olmas› gerekti¤i yarg›s›yla sona erer.
ABSTRACT
Given the important role of the affective variables in the process of learning, this paper examines ways of
overcoming negative effects (i.e. anxiety, boredom) of the contextual factors. Exemplifying the uses of humor through contextspecific,
purpose-driven jokes, it maintains that humor can be utilized to produce a resourceful, encouraging and creative lesson at
upper-intermediate and advanced levels at tertiary institutions. Among other benefits noted are smiling, laughter, non-threatening
atmosphere, and self-confidence. Attempts of creating a compassionate environment in the classroom find their roots in Humanistic
Teaching, Affective Filter hypothesis and Suggestopedia. Using the self-reported views of tertiary students, gathered through a
questionnaire, the study reveals the attitudes of learners towards humor, discusses the benefits of humor, and seeks significant
differences between and among learners in terms of sex and year level. The paper concludes that humor forms a vital component in
lesson planning.
ANAHTAR KELİMELER: Üniversitede eğitim, olumsuz sınıf havası, mizah, özgüven, insancıl öğretim.
KEYWORDS: Learning at university, negative classroom atmosphere, humor, self-confidence, humanistic teaching.
efdergi@hacettepe.edu.tr http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr Hacettepe University, Faculty of Education 06800 Beytepe / Ankara
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