The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of elementary school children and teachers to effective rewards and punishments.
To achieve the above purpose, the specific questions were selected as follows:
1. How are children's percep...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of elementary school children and teachers to effective rewards and punishments.
To achieve the above purpose, the specific questions were selected as follows:
1. How are children's perceptions to effective rewards and punishments according to their grades and sex?
2. How are teachers' perceptions to effective rewards and punishments according to their charged grades?
3. Are there any differences between children's perceptions and teachers perceptions to effective rewards and punishments?
The subjects of this study were 339 children and 84 teachers in elementary school, who were optionally selected.
The measurement instrument used in this study was The perception Questionaire to effective rewards and punishments by Merrett at al. (1994), which was modified by researcher under the supervision of major professor.
Data collected were analyzed by frequency distribution and Chi Square-test.
The major findings of this study were as follows:
1. The perceptions of children to effective rewards and punishments were showed significant differences in part according to their grades and sex.
2. The perceptions of teachers to effective rewards and punishments were simillar according to their charged grades.
3. There were significant differences between children's perceptions and teachers' perceptions to effective rewards and punishments.