Reinforcing effort and giving praise

Vontz and Goodson (2016) state that Robert Marzano conducted a meta-analyses of education research on teaching strategies to see which strategies seemed most related to student academic achievement—at all levels and across all subjects.

reinforcing effort

Bernard Weiner (1972, 1983) is credited with popularizing the notion that belief in effort enhanced achievement.

how teachers can reinforce effort

• Teachers can share personal examples.
• Share examples of well known athletes, politicians, and educators.
• Stories Students are familiar with.
• Ask Students to recall personal examples.

how teachers can reinforce effort

• Teachers can share personal examples.
• Share examples of well known athletes, politicians, and educators.
• Stories Students are familiar with.
• Ask Students to recall personal examples.

Strengths of Reinforcing Effort

• Motivated to learn.
• Increase in confidence.
• Enhanced achievement (Weiner 1972, 1983)

Praise

Praise, Reward, and Recognition are all used interchangeably as they relate to students receiving feedback and or recognized for the effort they're giving.

Strengths of Praise

• Sense of accomplishment.
• Develops behavior that is consistent with seeking praise vs redirecting.
• Positive Behavior.

Weaknesses of praise

• Not consistent
• Student won't put out maximum effort unless they feel they will be praised.
• Comparing themselves to other students prompting to compete.

References
Vontz, Thomas and Goodson, Lori. (2016). Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Weiner, Bernard. (1972, 1983). Retrieved from http://www.fnbaldeo.com/EDCI%20430/Students%20Presentations/Chap4-Reinforci...