INFLUENCE OF REWARD AND PUNISHMENT IN ENHANCING QUALITATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KATSINA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of reward and punishment in enhancing qualitative teaching and learning biology in senior secondary school students in katsina metropolis. The objectives of the study were to determine the impact of reward in enhancing teaching and learning in secondary school, to determine the impact of punishment in enhancing teaching and learning and to determine the impact of both reward and punishment in a teaching and learning in secondary school in the area. The study adopted descriptive survey design, the instrument of data collection was questionnaire, while table percentage and frequency distribution were used to analyze data collected. Findings from the study revealed that, punishment can be used where reward have failed in making child of good behaviour. However, the guiding principle of reward and punishment as well as the requirement of the education code are indispensable in enhancing learning in Katsina metropolis. Punishment is administered for corrective purpose so that the offenders may realize their mistakes and to avoid it in future, so also to serve as a deterrence and example to other student/pupils. It has also revealed that when behavior is so destructive persistence or dangerous then it must stop in the school and the system hence the use of punishment must be employed so that a well discipline atmosphere is created which give a way for the effective and efficient teaching-learning to take place. The study recommends that, students should be made to understand that reward is a privilege not a right, rewards must be given for special and rare events availability of the learners and the teachers should not be violent while punishing students that are found wanting with unruly behaviour in the class or outside the class environment.