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Gardiner, Steve – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
While it may seem almost intuitive that offering rewards to students will yield better results, that is not how it works; the result often is the opposite. The paradox of rewards is that their effect often has a limited impact on students, who then will lose curiosity; it also makes them feel as if they are being controlled--a negative motivating…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Rewards, Incentives