IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 9 NO. 9 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijee.v9.no9.2023.pg22.33

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Influence of Reward and Punishment on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Enugu State Nigeria

GIDADO, Bello Kumo, APEH, Hosea Abalaka , ONDOMA, Michael Junior,

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Abstract

This study investigates the perceived influence of reward and punishment on the academic performance of secondary school students in Enugu State. It was designed to determine the direction and level of influence which reward and punishment have on students’ academic performance. The study took the design of a descriptive survey. The sample size was 383 respondents which were selected from the population of 135,277 students drawn from senior secondary schools in Enugu State. A questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. The Perceived Influence of Reward and Punishment on Academic Performance Questionnaire for Students (PIRPAPQ) was designed based on a four-point Likert scale. The data generated in this

keywords:

Influence, Reward, Punishment, Academic Performance

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