APPLYING OPERANT CONDITIONING IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR MUSIC TESTS: A CASE STUDY OF ZION SECONDARY SCHOOL, NNOBI

Abstract

The use of rewards in teaching and learning has been generally acclaimed to be of great impact in various disciplines, the study of music inclusive. Scholarly, rewards as applied in teaching and learning has been debated to either be completely positive or negative. This paper however, discussed the positive impacts of operant conditioning in preparing students for music tests using Zion Secondary, School, Nnobi as a case study. The study adopted a survey approach using ten selected students as a pilot study which was further divided into two different groups, (A) and (B) as experimental and control groups. The library, interviews and observations were used as sources of information. The findings of the study were reported on the analysis pages. The study established and concluded that the application of positive rewards motivates students in preparing for tests in music as well as in teaching and learning generally. It was recommended that material and verbal rewards be employed in teaching and learning to motivate students in performing positively in their academic pursuits. The study suggests that further researches be carried out by other interested scholars in other secondary schools to authenticate the outcome of this study.