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Breme, Frederick J.; Rosen, Donald A. – 1982
Student handouts which are written "tongue-in-cheek" tell the student to do exactly the opposite of what should be done to improve study skills. Reasons given for using a paradoxical teaching approach are to create an element of surprise, to increase attention, to encourage identification with what is being taught, to increase awareness…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Guidelines, Higher Education, Humor
