Using Reward Cards to Motivate Students’ Learning in an ESL Form 2 Classroom in Perak

Abstract

Thepurpose of this research wasto investigate the effectiveness of using reward card in ESL classroom to improve students’ motivation in learning. This action research was conducted on eighteen (18) Form Two students from a semi-urban school in Perak. The problem with these students was they lacked motivation in learning English language in the classroom. The researcher conducted an action research of five (5) weeks where researcher introduced a strategy of using reward card in the classroom. Data were collected using questionnaire, interview and reward card. Data were analysed by calculating the percentage of students’ rating on each item of the questionnaire and reward card. Data were also analysed from the audio recording from students’ interview. The research found that reward cards motivate students to participate in classroom and compete with their classmates in collecting the most stamps, as tokens. This research shows that reward cards motivate students in learning during the English language lesson