The effect of using humour and caricature in education on the success and the motivation of the students: A sample of science and technology lesson for 7th classes in primary school education

In this study, teaching with humour and caricature was examined by comparing it to teaching with traditional materials in terms of success and motivation. During the implementation process, 14 caricatures were drawn by the researcher taking opinions of science and technology experts and teachers; the students were given these caricatures at the end of every lesson; the teacher used humourous anectodes and examples during the process and the effects of these activities on the success and the motivation of the students were examined. In this study, the Science and Technology lesson of the 7th classes in the primary school was taken as a sample. The topic of the lesson was limited to the unit