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Tag Archives: Extrinsic Rewards
An Extrinsic Motivator So Good It Should Be Your Secret Weapon
You’ve been reading through a series of my posts highlighting, mostly, counterproductive extrinsic motivators. You must be wondering, though, are all extrinsic motivators bad? The kind of motivators Alfie Kohn describes (bribery rewards) do have a negative impact on learning, … Continue reading
Counterproductive Extrinsic Motivation: Avoid Bribery Rewards
This is the fourth post in a series on Extrinsic Motivation. I ended the last suggesting that there are both productive and counterproductive extrinsic motivators. It would certainly help to explain the disparity between domains where there seems to be … Continue reading
4 Reasons We (Try To) Use Extrinsic Motivators
I just blogged about 5 reasons we should avoid extrinsic motivators such as punishments and rewards. If there is so much evidence against punishments and rewards, why are they used so widely in schools? Here are 4 reasons I think … Continue reading
Posted in Ineffective Motivation, Motivation
Tagged Education Research, Extrinsic Rewards, Ineffective Motivators
5 Reasons to Avoid Rewards and Other Extrinsic Motivators
This is Part Two in a series on the complex issues surrounding extrinsic motivation. I ended the last post with this paragraph: The concern over counter-productive extrinsic motivation is that although they may get a student to participate in classroom … Continue reading
Posted in Ineffective Motivation, Motivation
Tagged Extrinsic Rewards, Ineffective Motivators
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Extrinsic Rewards – Productive or Counter-Productive – Part 1
A friend and colleague contacted me recently about his son’s school’s use of extrinsic motivators. He had been thinking about rewards and motivation and how they might impede learning, and wanted to know my thoughts on the subject. He wrote, … Continue reading
Posted in Ineffective Motivation, Motivation
Tagged Extrinsic Rewards, Good Teaching, Motivating Underachievers, Myths
