Before reading this column, you might want to read or review Dr.
Jones's previous columns Positive Discipline Part 1: The School
Discipline Code and Positive Discipline Part 2: Instruction
Meets Discipline. INCENTIVES AND MOTIVATIONIn our last segment,
we examined how Say, See, Do Teaching combines precision
teaching with immediate feedback in a group setting. By
correcting student performance while it is being done, we open
the door to the systematic management of motivation in the
classroom. Motivation is managed through the use of incentives.
Incentives answer the question, "Why should I?" By managing
incentives, we can increase the motivation of students to work
hard while working conscientiously. But incentives must be used
correctly, or they can create more problems than they solve.
They must be used in conjunction with checking work as it is
being done and providing immediate feedback. Otherwise,
incentives drive students to work fast and sloppy. It is,
therefore, time for us to learn more about the te