Contemporary reward system and its relation to students’ motivation and level of performance in Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 8

The paper therefore focuses on the effectiveness as school based reward system towards enhancing students performance in secondary school. Research is conducted to examine the effects of rewards on extrinsic and extrinsic motivation in general curriculum and Special Science for Secondary education. Motivating our students to learn and participate in classroom activities can be very hard in establishing positive learning environment inside the classroom. In order to stimulate learning and motivate good behaviour, lots of teachers use rewards system to inspire their students. The objectives of the research are to develop appropriate behaviour, increased motivation, produce enthusiastic students, and to boost self-esteem. It improves achievement and test score to become more productive because they are expose to different kinds of rewards and recognition. The researcher used a quasi and experimental research design (Pre-test-Post-test Control Group Design) to analyse collected primary data. And also extensively used published literature concerning the role of rewards systems in the performance of Grade 8 Esp. students of Los Banos National High School Batong Malake. The research supports the assumption that a well-developed and functional reward system can increase students motivation and performance.