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Fun in the College Classroom: Examining Its Nature and Relationship with Student Engagement

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Tews, Michael J.; Jackson, Kathy; Ramsay, Crystal; Michel, John W. – College Teaching, 2015

Despite the popular belief that fun has a positive impact in learning contexts, empirical research on fun in the classroom has been limited. To extend research in this area, the goal of this study was to develop and validate a new scale to assess fun in the classroom and examine its relationship with student engagement. The multi-stage scale…

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Student Participation, Learner Engagement