ABSTRACT
This study was designed to examine the effect of reward and punishment on
academic performance in some selected secondary schools in Benin City. This
study was motivated to find out whether the parents and teachers support the
use of reward and punishment in secondary school system. The investigation was
therefore guided by the following:
1. Whether reward and
punishment would have effect on educational system in Benin City.
2. Whether reward and
punishment are instrument of discipline to followed the questionnaire were
administered based on the three criteria above. The result were analyzed, the
following emerged as a research findings.
i. Reward
and punishment plays a big and important role in teaching and learning process
and should be practiced in schools.
ii. Parents
and teachers support the use of reward and punishment in schools system.
iii. Reward
and punishment is weapon of descriptive and that they have important role to
perform in school administration and academic performance of the learner or
students.
Following these findings
a recommendations was made that teacher should use punishment and reward wisely
in learning situation in schools and lets punishment be appropriate and
suitable.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER
ONE
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Purpose of study
The significance of the
study
Research question
Scope of study
Limitation of study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER
TWO
Review of related
Literature
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology
Research design
Population
Sample/sampling
techniques
Research instrument
Collection of data
Data analysis
CHAPTER
FOUR
Analysis, interpretation
and discussion of findings
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary
Conclusion
Findings
Recommendation
Suggestion for further
studies
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Punishment and reward are regarded as essential means through which a teacher
can maintain class discipline in primary schools. Many educationist and
psychologist have expressed different views over the effective use of
punishment and rewards in primary schools. During the course of this study, the
writer will bring together the contrasting views and feelings of others so that
the reader can be given sufficient ground work o which to base his conclusion
after reading the research work.
Punishment and reward are most debated issues in the school administration
today, especially when they are related to learning process. It is equally an
area of interest, which closely involves many parents and teachers who feels
the need for education authority to define its limitations so as not to over
step their limits. A point and acceptable solution must be sought on this
intriguing issue of punishment and reward because the outcome will give a
practical advice and guidance to those who are just beginning the teaching
profession or to parent who show such concern over their children success in
life.
This work does not claim
to solve all the problems concerned with punishment and reward in learning
process in the school system rather to height some possible remedies, which
will be of abundant educational values to both teachers and parents and the
public in general.
STATEMENT OF
PROBLEM
This work is on the study of the effects of reward and punishment on academic
performance of pupils in some selected primary schools in Oredo Local
Government Area of Edo State. Many educationist and psychologist have written
many books covering this topic. Farrant (2004) emphasized that if reward and
punishment is used wrongly, it can cause the pupils to misbehave thereby
creating a class of “undisciplined” children. Misbehaviour such as lateness,
stealing, destruction of school or home property, disobedience, throwing of
stones etc all acts that constitute rebellion and this can have negative
effects on learning. The writers attempts the study therefore is to examine the
views of some of these writers in addition to their research findings and
personal experience so as to be able to know the following main problems.
- To
determine if it is true that pupils in primary schools can learn effectively
with the use of rewards.
- Whether
it is possible to combine the use of reward and punishment so that much can be
achieved in terms of educational objectives
- Whether
punishment has effect on the learning process of the pupils in primary schools.
- To
find out whether effective learning can always take place in absence of any
form of punishment
- Whether
there are other methods of learning reward and punishment will not be employed.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
The writers aim and objectives of carryout this research work is simple given
adequate information in primary schools, and the roles of reward and punishment
in primary school learning in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
This study will help to lay more emphasis on the effective use of reward and
punishment by policy makers. Those who plan the curriculum in the primary
schools will be well equipped with the effects of reward and punishment in our
primary schools. it will also be of great benefit to the teachers, parents and
to the Edo State ministry of education because it will provide them useful
information about the roles of reward and punishment as a means of enhancing
learning in our society at large.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
This study was guided by the following questions.
i. Does
reward encourage or motivate learning?
ii. Does
punishment have negative effect on learning?
iii. What
effect would reward and punishment have on educational system in Nigeria?
iv. Do
parents and teacher support the use of reward and punishment in the school
system?
v. Is
punishment a way of correcting pupils?
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This research is mainly concerned with reward and punishment in some selected
primary schools in Oredo Local Government Area. It involves about four teachers
from both junior and senior primary schools and pupils.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Reward: Is a
satisfaction of needs for a whole series of responses/an act of appreciation a
job well done.
Punishment: The
withdrawal of a pleasant stimulus as a consequence of behaviour. An act of
correcting a wrong “act” or character exhibited.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0221 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 33 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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