The Effect of Teacher’s Humor Types on Student Achievement Emotions during Distance Learning

Abstract

Early in 2020, all countries experienced the impact of the pandemic that occurred. Almost all activities have stopped to deal with the pandemic. Many notable activities like educational facilities were mandatory to close learning activities at the academy and then change it in the learning system into distance learning from their homes. When distance learning has been applied, many sides worried that the emotional condition of students during learning or achievement emotions would decrease. To improve it, one of them needs the support of the best teaching characteristics. In NASSP's research by Santrock, it has discovered that the criteria for the best teacher were teachers who used humor. This study aims to examine the effect of the teacher's humor type on students during distance learning. The research was participating by 414 students of University X, Faculty of Y using non-experimental quantitative research. Data collection was operating using a humor style questionnaire and achievement emotions questionnaire -learning related. Based on the result of analysis using multiple linear regression, the result p = 0.000 <0.05. This result indicating this research found that the teacher's humor types have been effected achievement emotions in students during distance learning. Furthermore, among the four types of humor, three types of humor (affiliative humor , aggressive humor , selfdefeating humor ) have a significant effect to achievement emotions.