The role of educational reward in the process of learning
The role of educational reward in the process of learning

Summary/Abstract: Unfortunately, since the first theory of scientifically grounded learning has emerged and up to present theories, there aretwo minuses that directly affect the status of the reward. A first drawback is that psychologists and researchers in therelated fields have not yet reached an agreement regarding the role of reward in the process of learning. If some of thempraise it up to the skies while others put a blame on it, one can only ascertain that the role of reward is so complex that itis not thoroughly understood, yet.The second matter is related to the first and it seems to be more serious. It refers to improper communication, deficientto the educational specialists and, why not, to the general public, of the major discoveries made by the researchersregarding the importance of reward for the proper course of the learning process. That is why, the aim of this article isnot only to present the stage the researches on reward and their interpretation are in, but also to particularly present themin a form that is more accessible to all those involved in the educational process, in expectation that the informationcomprised herein will be useful and easier to apply.

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