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Download full textHitz, Randy; Driscoll, Amy – 1989
Research suggests that: (1) teachers' use of praise may lower students' confidence in themselves; (2) systematic use of praise as a reinforcer in the classroom is impractical; (3) praise is a weak reinforcer; (4) various forms of praise have different effects on different kinds of students; and (5) use of praise is not the most powerful method for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Emotional Development
