Student Incentives Correlate to Higher Reading Scores
Education Week. Vol. 27, No 39
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University released a study that finds that school-based reward programs appear to improve reading scores. The analysis focused on charter schools due to their prevalence in using incentive programs. Of 186 respondents surveyed, 106 or 57 percent said they used rewards and incentives in their schools. The study found that on average students gained 4 percentile points on state standardized test in reading each year which they participated in incentive programs. The study found that larger gains were made when the adults shared a common belief in the value of a rewards program.
