An educational warning : praising pupils may be bad for their progress
Maclellan, Effie (2006) An educational warning : praising pupils may be bad for their progress. Education Today, 56 (1). pp. 13-16. ISSN 0013-1547
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Abstract
This article argues that the teacher is not well served by relying on simplistic and common sense understandings of the construct of praise. Person-praise is useful when pupils are experiencing success but unhelpful when faced with failure or confronted by setback. However, process-praise can enable pupils to see that they are important agents in their own behaviour/successful academic achievement. Given the considerable and increasing complexity of the teacher's role in today's society, the teacher's sophisticated use of praise would seem to be an important pedagogical tool.
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Item type: Article ID code: 33400 Dates: DateEvent2006PublishedSubjects: Education > Theory and practice of education Department: Faculty of Education > Educational and Professional Studies Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 04 Nov 2011 11:28 Last modified: 30 Jul 2024 00:56 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/33400