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The attitudes of British primary school pupils to praise, rewards, punishments and reprimands
Author(s) -
Merrett Frank,
Tang Wai Man
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1994.tb01087.x
Subject(s) - praise , blame , punishment (psychology) , psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , engineering
A questionnaire about praise, rewards, punishment and reprimands was given to a sample of 1,779 junior school pupils aged from 8 to 11. Generally, the children thought that praise and reward were appropriate for good behaviour and good work and that, on the whole, the amount of praise and blame they received in school was about right. The great majority of pupils said that they valued the opinions of their teachers above those of their peers in relation to both their work and their behaviour. Both for praising their good work and behaviour and as a punishment, a letter sent from school to parents was believed to be very potent. This underlines the importance of close collaboration between home and school. These results very largely mirror those from a similar survey of pupils of secondary school age (Houghton, Merrett & Wheldall, 1988).