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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13-16 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Education Today |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- teaching
- learning
- education
- pupils
- pupils progress