Post on 22-Jan-2018
REWARDS GIVING AND ITS EFFECT
ON STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION
IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS
Anas Bin Suray
INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU KAMPUS TUANKU BAINUN, MENGKUANG, 14000 BUKIT MERTAJAM,
PULAU PINANG
INTRODUCTION
EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM
MOTIVATION
MOTIVATIONAL TOOL
•An internal power whicharouses, directs andcontrols the humaninterest and behavior.
• Positive learningenvironment
Rewards Giving
Woolfolk, 1990
CONCERNS
Do not enjoy mathematics
• Have strong dislike and anxiety
• A subject to be faced in examination
Cause problems in classroom
• Inattention
• Indiscipline
• Uncooperative
Effects on mathematics subject
• Teacher: T&L process
• Students: Achievement in mathematics
Research Objectives/Questions
1)
2)
3)
• Motivation in learning mathematics process
• Control students’ discipline
• Cooperate with each other in group activities
REWARDS GIVING
Is there anybody who doesn't feel happy when given a gift or
being rewarded?
Reinforce good
performance and
good behavior
More motivated
to follow the T&L
process
Feel like being
loved and
appreciated
Enhance intrinsically
and extrinsically
motivation
THE ACTION
RESEARCH PROCEDURES
1) PLAN
2) ACT
3) MONITOR
4)
EVALUATE
5)
REFLECT
Preliminary survey
Problems: No motivation
Strategy: Rewards Giving
2 lessons:
without reward
2 lessons:
with rewards
Videotaping
Questionnaire
Interview
Graph, table
Table, SPSS
Transcribe into table form
Identified the
limitations
Recommendations
TARGET GROUP
Year 5
40 students
20 boys and 20 girls
DATA COLLECTION METHODS
Videotaping
• Standing camera
• Lessons without reward
• Lessons with rewards
Questionnaire
• 6 self-constructed questions
• 40 students
Interview
• 8 self-constructed questions
• 12 students
FINDING 1 : MOTIVATION
Videotaping
InterviewQuestionnaire
A) Participation• Pay attention• Active
B) Joyful• Happiness• Appreciated
• 97.5% of the students like mathematics
• 92.5% of the students feel motivated
• Happy & proud• Honour for their group• Glad to have the reward• Good achievement
FINDING 2 : Discipline
Videotaping
InterviewQuestionnaire
• 92.5% of the students followed the instructions given
• Role of group leader
• Smooth activities
• Good discipline• Well-behaved
FINDING 3 : Cooperation
Videotaping
InterviewQuestionnaire
• Game time• Track record• Level of cooperation
• Triggered cooperation• Task accomplished
• 95% of the students cooperated with their group members
• Spirit of cooperation• Interesting and fun• Easier to understand
the content
CONCLUSION
REWARDS
GIVING
Increase students’ motivation in learning
mathematics
As a tool to control
students’ discipline
Students cooperate with each other in
group activities
FURTHER ACTIONS
PRAISING
RED TICKETS
REWARD CHART
• Words: good, very clever, excellent• Make them feel like being
appreciated by others
• Group • Cooperation• Benchmark (points)• Stickers• Rewards – end of semester
• Individually • Participation• Red Tickets• Write name on the ticket (jar) • Rewards – every week
THANK YOU
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DISCIPLINE
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