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Survey study reveals a positive link between instructor humor and student motivation in undergraduates, indicating cross-cultural benefits of instructional communication.
Instructional communication researchers have historically shown that in United States universities, perception of instructor humor is positively associated with student motivation. Building off this literature, the current study explores this relationship among Chinese university students (n = 228). Results revealed a positive association between student motivation and perception of instructor humor. These results add to our understanding of instructional communication in a Chinese university context and add to our methodological understanding of the Humor Orientation Scale and the Student Motivation Scale.
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