THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REWARD AND PUNISHMENT APPROACH IN ENGLISH LEARNING CLASS AT VIII GRADE STUDENTS

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.