The Implementation of Rewards and Punishment in the Efl Teaching at Vocational High School

Abstract

This study observed how English teachers use rewards and punishments in the classroom using the descriptive qualitative method and classroom observations. Two XII grade English teachers were observed and the data gained were analyzed using Miles and Huberman's (2014) proposed data analysis. The findings have demonstrated that the teachers under observation employed a total of three types of rewards: fun activities, social reinforcement, and intrinsic reinforcement. Social reinforcement was the most common reward used by the teacher, accounting for over 50% of the 39 types. Punishments employed by teachers included symbolic, teacher-based, curtailment activity, and home-linked. Teachers used punishment and rewards for motivation and feedback. The teacher mainly used this component, employing over half of the 46 aspects for award administration, and implemented all punishment elements, such as warnings and prevention avoidance. Teachers often used all 11 punishment features.