Researchers have found that to improve behaviour in class, teachers should focus on praising students for their good behaviour, rather than telling them off for being disruptive. Professor Paul Caldarella joins Teacher to discuss his three-year project that looked at the relationship between the praise-to-reprimand ratios and the extent to which students focused on class activities.
Guest: Professor Paul Caldarella
Host: Rebecca Vukovic
Sponsor: EnhanceTV
Teacher Magazine (ACER)