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Effect of Corporal Punishment on Students’ Motivation and Classroom Learning

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ID12968595
AuthorsIqbal Ahmad (0000-0002-4109-5013, University of Technology Malaysia, corresponding author), Hamdan Said (0000-0001-6880-9242, University of Technology Malaysia), Faisal Khan (0000-0002-1841-3191, University of Technology Malaysia)
Year2013
Volume5
Issue4
Publication date2013-08-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of European Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1918-7173 • E-ISSN: 1918-7181
PublisherCanadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5539/res.v5n4p130
OpenAlexW2163372854
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited10

This study examined the effect of corporal punishment on students’ motivation and classroom learning. Research has indicated that behavior of teacher profoundly influences students’ learning. It has been observed with great concern that teachers in Pakistani schools resort to corporal punishment to motivate students for classroom learning. Over the years this practice has resulted in reduced students’ motivation towards learning.This study was purposefully designed to investigate this area of concern. For this purpose, the study attempted to find answer to the question that was there any relationship between corporal punishment and students’ motivation and classroom learning. Using a correlation design, the study surveyed attitudes of a randomely sampled 250 teachers from secondary schools in Malakand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. For data analysis, SPSS was used. This research studied the relationship between the following three main variables: corporal punishment as independent variable and student motivation and classroom learning as dependent variables. To examine correlation between the variables, ANOVA and Regression Analysis were utilized. Results of the study revealed that corporal punshment was significantly negatively correlated with students’ motivation and classroom learning

Corporal punishment · Mathematics education · Punishment (psychology · Regression analysis · Statistics · Variables · Child Abuse and Trauma · Education Discipline and Inequality · Homelessness and Social Issues · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works5
Citations per year0,42
Citation span2014 - 2024 (11)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5

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