Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
Role-play is a pedagogy used in a wide variety of contexts and content areas. The guidelines for the role-play are usually modelled on realistic criteria, so the students can get as close to the real thing as possible. Research on role-play’s effectiveness and best practices exist as far back as the 1970s; recently, however, role-play …
Teachers experience a range of emotions during their work (Frenzel 2014; Keller et al. 2014), which are triggered by multiple factors and their interplay (Schutz 2014). Teacher emotions typically unfold in interaction with their environment (Day and Gu 2014). Teachers interact with different people in their work (e.g. colleagues, parents), but interactions with their students seem to be the …
Boredom is a common complaint among students. Boredom was previously found to be negatively associated with academic outcomes, such as academic motivation, strategies, and achievement. It is of interest to understand students’ in-class boredom, especially factors that might exacerbate it. A study published at The British Psychological Society, examines the influence of teacher’s boredom on …
Teachers are constantly looking for solutions, methods, and tools that make teaching more effective. Teachers must constantly strive to use methods and tools that promote or maintain the effectiveness of teaching. The effectiveness of using humour has been studied by several researchers (Jonas 2000; Gorham and Christophel 2009; Tisljár 2011; Lazarus, Role, and Genga 2011). …