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ERIC Number: EJ137050
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Effects of Material Incentives on Classroom Learning Over a Four-Week Period
Benowitz, Martin L.; Busse, Thomas V.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 68, 1, 57-62, Feb 76
Children in typical classrooms who were offered material incentives learned significantly more spelling words than did children not offered material rewards. The substantial effects of the material incentives continued throughout the 4-week period. (BJG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Performance Factors, Positive Reinforcement, Sex Differences, Social Reinforcement, Spelling
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