Role of praise and self-efficacy

• What is the positive effect of praise?

  Praise makes someone feel good and repeat behaviors
• Why should praise fit performance?

  To ensure it is meaningful and effective
• What is the benefit of praising effort rather than performance?

  Praising effort motivates and gives a sense of control
• How does praising performance affect motivation?

  Praising performance can be demotivating for some
• What is self-efficacy?

  Understanding your own abilities and expectations
• How does experiencing success relate to self-efficacy?

  Success enhances self-efficacy and expectations
• What is the effect of high self-efficacy on motivation?

  High self-efficacy leads to greater effort and resilience
• What is a weakness of using praise to encourage learning?

  Praise can destroy internal motivation
• What did Lepper's research find about children and rewards?

  Children were less interested in tasks after rewards
• What does low self-efficacy do to performance?

  Low self-efficacy can lower performance levels
• What did Steele and Aronson's research suggest about self-efficacy?

  Performance is affected by expectations of success
• What is a strength of understanding rewards in education?

  It helps identify effective praise strategies
• What did Dweck find about criticism and praise?

  Criticism for effort led to better test performance