Praise is the keyTeacher reprimands , on the other hand, have been found to predict -- even increase -- student misbehavior and an unwillingness to comply with instruction. In fact, teacher praise tends to decline as children age, while use of reprimands increase. Those who provided the most praise saw up to 30% more positive student behavior. "However, if teachers could increase their praise to reprimand ratio to 2:1 or higher, they would see even more improvements in the classroom." "So if teachers are praising students for good behavior -- such as attending to the teacher, asking for help appropriately, etc -- it stands to reason that this behavior will increase, and learning will improve."

Source: CNN January 30, 2020 05:03 UTC