Dinalyn Rose C.

Villamangca
Prof. Orlando M. Viar
EN 103
July 18, 2015

Informative Speech

Specific Purpose: To inform my audiences that giving incentives and rewards to our
students help them to motivate to learn.

I Introduction
A Imagine this room is a classroom composed of fifty (50) elementary
students. A classroom with an average and slow learners together and
being an educator it is necessary for us to make an alternative way to
convince the students to participate in the classroom discussion and
finally to learn from what teachers are intent to teach. It is the
teachers risk to see to it that his/her students learn and achieve from
the time the students enter the classroom until the students left the
room. It is the time for us to think for a better method is such a way
our students will learn fast and to make our students actively
participate inside the classroom. May the speaker say Reinforcement,
the term reinforcement means to strengthen, in engineering
reinforcement is to put additional strength, for Christian reinforcement
is to have more faith. In short reinforcement is to nourish our students
with faith and strength. But how?
A simple definition of reinforcement is something that happens after a
behavior that makes the behavior more likely to occur again (Peters,
2010). Reinforcements as a form of rewards is one the partners of
teachers in shaping up the motivation of the students. In education, we
want to establish reinforcements because we want our students to
exhibit good behaviors and to perform excellent in academic
continually. Reinforcements and motivation has a strong connection in
the learning of the students. I want to prove in my speech that without
the teachers reinforcement (rewards) the students will not motivate to
learn. But before we go further to the discussion I will show where did
the idea of reinforcement and motivation come and how did this two
have a relevance to education.
1 Operant Conditioning is a type of learning that occurs when we
learn the association between our behaviors and certain outcomes.
According to the behaviorist theory, when we enforce positive
reinforcement to an individual there is great chances that outcome
behavior is also positive (Smith, Hoeksema, Fredrickson & Loftus,
2003, p.470). In the relation with education, as reinforcement as a
 form of rewards helps the students to strengthen their motivation to
learn. Students who are rewarded for their performances may likely
to repeat again their actions until it become their habits (Teach-
nology, 2012).
II Incentives and rewards in motivating students to learn have different
kinds.
A. According to Cascio (n.d.) there are different kinds of rewards that we
can offer to our students to enable them to perform positive behavior
in class and these types of reward system has great effect boosting the
students achievement. These types of rewards can be categorize
through compliments, symbols, tokens and prizes (Cascio, para. 1)

1. Praise
Verbal praise is the most common form of rewards. Teachers
complement the students in the way that is positive. Examples,
compliments, symbols, tokens and prizes.

2. Symbolic rewards
Symbolic rewards are rewards that are in a form of objects and
which given to the students in class performance and
achievements. Symbolic rewards have the ability to last longer than
a single spoken statement (verbal praise) and it also serves as
reminder for the students to maintain their good standing in class.
There are two common examples for symbolic rewards.
a) The most common form of symbolic rewards is gold star.
b) Other forms may also be photographs or pictures of students
in bulletin boards.

3. Token rewards
Token rewards are physical rewards are that can be redeemed
with special prizes. The most common form of physical rewards are
chips or point tallies. Teachers must be strict in allocation of
physical rewards and redemption of prizes, redeemable prizes
should be ethical and reasonable. For example, prizes could be
prize according to the worth of the students: a free homework is
worth 5 chips and an exemption for quizzes is worth 20 chips.

4. Tangible Rewards and Activity Rewards

Tangible Rewards and Activity Rewards are rewards that are
given directly to the students with getting step of symbols or
tokens. Tangible rewards are prizes that given to the students who
has a positive behavior or achievements in the class, these
examples are toys, school supplies or physical objects that can
motivate the students to repeat their actions. Activity Rewards are
intangible rewards, such as getting the line leader or teachers
helper or team leader in an activity.
(Transition: Now that we know the different kinds of rewards, I will show now the
effects of this rewards to our students.)

B. Effects of Rewards in the Motivating the Students to learn

1. The students exert more effort in achieving rigorous goals (Walberg
& Bast, 2014).
2. It allows the student to acquire new skills and knowledge, which can
eventually lead to intrinsic motivation if the student continues to
pursue the activity (Mehta, 2014).
3. Rewards help students to maintain their class reputation in the
class (Cascio, n.d.).
4. According to Craig Martin a Boston elementary teacher, sticker
incentive program promote good citizenship in the children.
Children tend to follow directions correctly when the teacher
establish a fairly and good rewards to students (Hennick, 2013,
p.47)
5. Encourage the students who less participate in classroom hour or
having difficulty completing difficulty in work by giving tangible
rewards (Aedy, 2013, p.52)
6. According to the study conducted by a Cornell professor, Kirabo
Jackson, students from United States and Canada who are rewarded
for earning good grades on AP (Advanced Placement) test tend to
score higher on the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and choose to
attend college higher rates than those who are not rewarded for
grades (Mehta, 2014).
III Conclusion
I. In this speech I have proven you with several studies conducted by
well-known educators and psychologist how important for teacher
motivate his/her students to participate in the classroom discussion
and later become achiever.
A. Reinforcement is one of the tools in motivating the learners to
achieve knowledge. Strengthening learners means giving them
enough support in order for them to become achievers.
B. Operant Conditioning however shows positive cause will result a
positive effect. Understanding learners weaknesses and giving
an immediate response will create a better outcome. As
educator therefore we must be optimistic to help learner
specially those who are slow learners to become positive in
order to overcome their weaknesses.
C. Praise Verbal and Symbolic Rewards strengthen the faith of
educators and learners. For learners because of verbal praises
and or rewards learners are encourage to study hard and later
 on becoming eager to study more because of satisfactions
brought about of a certain motivating rewards.
II. Now, for us future teachers, what is best the remedy we could use if
we face learners with some difficulty to learn. Giving rewards makes
the student a feeling of acceptance, and if we find that our students
develops the eagerness to learn whether it is because of the
reward/s it is also an achievement for us because we prove that
there is really a remedy for every problem, as a famous quotation
said if we cannot overcome obstacles we can under come it.

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Aedy, H. (2013, January/February). Classroom cohesion. Educator, 6(4), 52

Hennick, C. (2013, Spring). Taking the lead. Instructor, 2(3)

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Topic: Reinforcement as a form of rewards motivate students to learn

Purpose: To inform my audiences that giving incentives and rewards to our students
help them to motivate to learn.

Audience: The audiences are the subject professor, students and teachers. This
research will help the researcher to address the topic correctly and also help the
teachers to become aware of what kinds of rewards are best for the students. The
researcher believes that this research will also contribute in encouraging learners to
study and be alert all times.

Thesis Statement: Giving incentives and rewards to our students help them to
motivate to learn.

Outline

I. Introduction
II.