motivation
I like to setup goals and points for my students to hit.. Rewards help learning as well, something to strive for..
Yes, its true that too many tangible rewards can start to be counterproductive but being aware of that should motivate instructors to create other methods of rewards.
I believe that rewarding a student's attained goal can be meaningful if genuineness and sincerity are conveyed in a written or verbal manner.
Motivation through positive reinforcement I find helpful. I like my students to GET it not just know it.
I would think attempting 'hit goals' every day would start to become redundant and could actually impact a student negatively if the student feels the goals are unobtainable or fails (for whaever reason) to acheive and meet expectations.
Rewards are tricky. "Good job! Here's a Snickers," tatic can easily back fire. What if you run out of Snickers or if the student performs... not to learn, but simply for a treat? This could develop into a pattern (especially if the student is young) where she will always expect a reward for performance. The behavior could carry over to other classes, into the work enviroment, and invade her personal life.
Rewards and goals are okay, but not when they're continually used. The student ** must ** have a reason to personally want to be in the class and want to learn.
each day I set a goal and have the students reach for it.
