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

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