Using Praise Correctly in Classroom

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Praising students is a great way to show your recognition towards them of their hard work but if given too much when they are not completing their work to full standards can be discouraging.

This is an excellent way to nurture their confidence and motivate them to do better. There’s often misunderstanding in how many to praise a student or when they should receive good feedback. This builds a positive; engaging environment to show you acknowledge of their efforts. Dishonest praise is not needed, this will only worsen the situation and make the child assume they are doing right when clearly, they are not – even they know if their determination is there or not.

Over-praising students unnecessary is not going to suddenly make them work harder; what will help them achieve their goals is to have useful conversations talking about their strengths and goals to gain more. Teachers often mistake praising as they key to boost the child’s learning or help them stay focus – but that is not true. Not will it lead to an unhealthy environment but slow down their progress in learning and make them less responsive.

To avoid this, here’s a perfect guide to tackle these issues.

1.      Only praise the effort

Acknowledging their effort will boost their standards of learning; inspire them to stay focused and committed to learning to achieve their goals. This enhances their level of knowledge; engagement in classrooms. As a teacher, you can give them feedback on their goods and what they can do to improve. If executed carefully, this can lead the students to the correct direction of reaching their targets, improve quality of their work and show them what capabilities they need to carry on using to move on the right path.

 

2.      Precise feedback

It’s more engaging and assures they know the right and wrong they are inputting in their work. This allows them time to develop the eminence of their work to understand what they need to do for higher achievements and how they can perform better in school; complete their tasks to a high quality. Feedback is good for students and keeps them motivated in life as that helps them target their low points to boost their standards overall.

 

3.      Emphasising good behaviour

Praising positive performance eliminates negatives in the classrooms; challenges their ability to succeed and increase a positive atmosphere for students. This isn’t just to praise them but instead to set high expectations and distinguish those students that are determined to conquer these prospects. This will increase a good learning flow for all students and challenge more students in the class to follow these abilities; increase in excellent performance.