I'd also be interested in how this plays out over time. I suspect that the initial elation of getting money for grades will quickly pale. Students will start to "expect" that the money will roll in and the small monetary difference between being rewarded for excellent work and mediocre work will not be sufficient to produce extended extra effort. An interesting experiment, but I would like to see at least five years worth of data before I climbed on this bandwagon.
-Don. Don Allen Dept. of Psychology Langara College 100 W. 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5Y 2Z6 Phone: 604-323-5871 ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 2:22 pm Subject: Re: [tips] Payment for Excelling in School To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > This is a good article because it adds to the body of inconsistent > and controversial knowledge that we have about the motivational > values of extrinsic or external rewards for what students should > be doing anyway. > > It'll be interesting to see how this pans out for Bloomberg and > the NYC schools. > > Annette > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > 619-260-4006 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:25:32 -0600 (CST) > >From: "Joan Warmbold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [tips] Payment for Excelling in School > >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]>> > >http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/nyregion/05incentive.html? em&ex=1204866000&en=dafa95c64f741767&ei=5087%0A > > > >Interesting though controversial notion of how to enhance > learning and > >teaching. > > > >Joan > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >--- > >To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > >Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
