Students' attitudes about the use of humor in the teaching process.

Interaktivno učenje kroz zabavu, igru i smijeh ideje su suvremene nastave. Cilj istraživanja je bio istražiti stavove učenika o uporabi humora u nastavnom procesu. Na uzorku od 48 učenika provedena je anonimna anketa. No, uzorak na kojem je provedeno istraživanje nije reprezentativan. Vjerojatno je da će se učenici posebno diviti učiteljima koji koriste humor u nastavi te kako će im oni svojim nastupom često olakšavati teške situacije i nezanimljivo gradivo. Uz pomoć stručnih suradnika i učitelja o stavovima učenika o humoru u nastavi ispitali smo učenike. Oni su stava da je humor potreban u nastavi i izvan nje. Također, učenici lakše pristupaju onim učiteljima koji koriste humor u nastavi te se kod njih osjećaju slobodno i prihvaćeno. Rizik korištenja humora u nastavi je njegova neprikladna primjena. Humor ne smije biti neprimjeren učenicima i ne smije ih uvrijediti. Ukoliko učitelji za vrijeme nastave koriste neprimjeren humor to može narušiti dinamiku nastavnog procesa. Kada se humor u nastavi pravilno koristi tada ne dekoncentrira učenike. Štoviše, učenici su motiviraniji za rad i izvršavanje obaveza ukoliko je u nastavni proces uključen humor. Upotreba humora u razredu može pomoći učiteljima da brže i lakše uključe učenike u nastavni proces i zadrže njihovu pažnju. Međutim, nemaju svi učitelji smisla za humor. To ponekad predstavlja problem kao i činjenica da je kod svakog pojedinca smisao za humor različit. Rijetkost pojave humora u nastavi može se pripisati nedovoljnom pridavanju pažnje za razvijanje smisla za humor pri osposobljavanju studenata za zanimanje budućih učitelja. Učenici smatraju kako je njihove učitelje potrebno prethodno osposobiti i pripremiti za korištenje humora u nastavi. Naime, vrlo je malen broj pedagoških istraživanja koja se bave tematikom humora u nastavi. Ovo se istraživanje bavi tom temom kako bi otvorilo nove spoznaje o važnosti humora te potaknulo buduća istraživanja.Interactive learning through fun, play and laughter are the ideas of modern teaching. The aim of the research was to investigate students' attitudes about the use of humor in the teaching process. An anonymous survey was conducted on a sample of 48 students. However, the sample on which the research was conducted is not representative. It is likely that students will especially admire teachers who use humor in teaching and how they will often alleviate difficult situations and uninteresting material with their performance. With the help of professional associates and teachers we interviewed students about their attitudes about using humor in the classroom. They are of the view that humor is needed in and out of teaching. Also, students have easier access to those teachers who use humor in teaching and feel accepted by them. The risk of using humor in teaching is its inappropriate application. Humor should not be inappropriate to students and should not offend them. If teachers use inappropriate humor during classes, it can disrupt the dynamics of the teaching process. When humor is used properly in teaching then it does not deconcentrate students. Moreover, students are motivated on working and performing obligations if humor is involved in the teaching process. The use of humor in the classroom can help teachers with faster involving students in the teaching process and can help with maintaining their attention. However, not all teachers have a sense of humor. This is sometimes a problem as well as the fact that each individual has a different sense of humor. The rarity of the appearance of humor in teaching can be attributed to insufficient attention on developing a sense of humor in training students for the profession of future teachers. Students feel that their teachers need to be pre-trained and prepared to use humor in teaching. Namely, there is a very small number of pedagogical researches that deal with the topic of humor in teaching. This research addresses this topic in order to open up new insights into the importance of humor and encourage future research