Abstract:
This study aims to describe the implementation of reward and punishment applied
by teachers in the learning process, as well as student responses to the
implementation, especially in learning English in class VIII students of SMP
Dharma Pancasila Medan, this study used a qualitative research design. The
research design used observation and questionnaires. Researchers used data
reduction, data display, and concluding to analyze the data, in this study the
researchers found several types of rewards implemented by teachers, namely
giving gifts, such as school stationery, giving applause, and giving points, the type
of punishment implemented was standing in front of class, singing in front of the
class, while the student responses to the implementation of rewards were happy
and enthusiastic, and student responses about the implementation of punishment
were students felt worried, and students felt sad. Based on the results of the study,
it can be concluded that the researchers found the implementation of rewards and
punishments as well as student responses in learning English in class VIII SMP
Dharma Pancasila Medan.
