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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2019.39.3.415

Comparing Types and Creativity Level of Scientific Humors Made by General and Scientifically-Gifted Elementary Students and Their Perceptions for Educational Benefits of Making Scientific Humor  

Kwon, Jinhee (Seoul National University of Education)
Kang, Hunsik (Seoul National University of Education)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.39, no.3, 2019 , pp. 415-426 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study compared the types and creativity level of scientific humors made by general and scientifically-gifted elementary students and their perceptions for educational benefits of making scientific humor. To do this, fifth graders (n=42) at an elementary school and fifth graders (n=38) at a gifted science education institutes in Seoul were selected. Scientific humors made by the students were analyzed and compared according to their types and creativity levels in scientific humor. The students' perceptions for educational benefits of making scientific humor were also analyzed and compared through a questionnaire. Analysis of the results reveal that there were some differences in the incidence rates in 'form' aspects (e.g., generative and descriptive forms) and 'content' aspects (e.g., inclusion of curriculum, scientific discipline, type in use of scientific knowledge, and nature of the situation) between the scientifically-gifted and general elementary students. The scientifically-gifted students also made more fluent, flexible, and original, but similarly useful scientific humors than the general students. Most of general and scientifically-gifted elementary students perceived positively the educational benefits of making scientific humor based on various cognitive and affective aspects.
Keywords
scientific humor; type; creativity; ducational benefit; scientifically-gifted education;
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