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I don't have sources but I'm sure I've read studies against praising achievement. I'm sure if combined well with praising effort it can work well, but it should
by corin_ 12y ago
I don't have sources but I'm sure I've read studies against praising achievement. I'm sure if combined well with praising effort it can work well, but it should be a way of helping judge effort, not praised for and of itself. For example if a child constantly gets Bs in a certain subject then getting an A can be an indicator that they've put more effort in - but the A itself shouldn't be the reason for the praise.
- duncanawoods 12y agoYep, effort\achievement shouldn't be considered as independent. What I do think is important is to kill dead this notion that achievement is not a necessary consideration for how to praise. For example: I would be cautious about praising: i) High effort but low performance due to repeating mistakes that have been pointed out before. ii) Low effort but high performance due to luck or the task being easy for the individual. I would find it important to praise: i) Low effort but improved performance due to a change in behaviour e.g. learning from previous experience. ii) High effort but low performance due to how novel or ambitiously challenging the task is for the individual.