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Direct linkHedrick, Wanda B. – Voices from the Middle, 2007
The behaviorist theory encourages educators to use rewards as teaching strategies. Extrinsic rewards eventually reduce intrinsic motivation, cheapen value and love of learning, give the wrong messages, and create an escalating no-win game. Three significant principles of motivation particularly important in fostering internal motivation for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Rewards, Motivation, Interpersonal Relationship
