Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Motivation or Desire to be Rewarded? In a classroom I observe, there are certain prizes students win by completing work, getting 100's, etc. I'm not sure if the students are completely absorbing the information, or just want to quickly complete it to gain a reward. Is there a way to reward students while also not ensuring hard work is involved? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Rewards in the classroom can potentially become addictive. Which does not help foster intrinsic motivation in young learners. I would suggest fading out the reward over time and implementing questions like, "You got a 100% how does that make you feel? Do you feel proud of yourself?". That would be the end goal. However, students with exceptionalities at young ages made need the extrinsic motivation, and fading may take a longer time.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I think this is a great solution for this case study. I liked the suggestion of using positive language with the student instead of giving them candy. Rated On: October 14, 2022 4:53 pm Rated By: zeZedu