Improving Perfomance

Improving Student Performances: Do incentives make a difference in effort and performance.

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Abstract

Incentives are a way of activating or energizing a person towards a particular target. The primary aim of this research is to evaluate the effects asserted by incentives on students overall performance on examinations and attitude towards the school system. As merit promotions have been launched in different sectors of schools, not many comprehensive studies have been conducted on their effect on student performance. This study will also help determine whether indirect stimulation is necessary to boost student performances. This will be a descriptive kind of a research, focused on reporting findings of the research to be carried on a number of schools.

Key words: performance, incentives, attitude, effect.

CHAPTER 1

1. Introduction

1.1 Background Information

Incentives are factors that serve to motivate a person to attain a specified goal.

Economics agree that incentives play a role in determining a positive outcome. Relative to the goal, incentives drive one to make particular decisions be it in, consumption, investment or conservation. The education sector gives a clear picture of how incentives work. In general incentives determine how instructors inspire and promote students education.

Research done in schools performance has shown that incentives play a very big role in the overall performance of the target group. This is found to be true in respect to the particular setting be it an office, healthcare industry or a school setting (Kane, 2002, pp 90-107).

Incentive play different roles like initiating improvement, changing goals and intentions and also may be used to warrant commitment. According to Locke et al, (1981 pp, 128) “the effect of incentives on performance is dictated by the desired goals”

Academic performance is possibly the most vital element along which to appraise choice...