Immediate Reward Hikes Student Performance PsychCentral, June 27, 2012 DOWNLOAD PDF With improved classroom performance an urgent goal in the U.S., a newly deployed intervention uses psychological theory introduced 50 years ago to show that a positive...
Bribing Kids to Try on Tests Freakonomics Blog, June 26, 2012 DOWNLOAD PDF We use direct financial incentives to motivate so many different activities in life. No one expects workers in a fast food restaurant to flip burgers for free. No one expects teachers...
Immediate rewards for good scores can boost student performance UChicago News, June 26, 2012 DOWNLOAD PDF Test performance can improve dramatically if students are offered rewards just before they are given standardized tests and if they receive the incentive...
Study Finds Chicago Students Motivated To Perform Well On Tests When Promised Money, Trophies Huffington Post, June 21, 2012 DOWNLOAD PDF Students attending low-performing schools tend to perform better on tests when promised financial or non-financial...
Freakonomics Goes to School and Teaches Us the Right Way to Bribe Kids The Atlantic, June 19, 2012 DOWNLOAD PDF A brand new study by Steven D. Levitt (of Freakonomics fame), John A. List, Susanne Neckermann, and Sally Sadoff finds that Chicago students in...
