Lavishing praise on pupils ‘unlikely’ to boost results

Heaping praise on pupils in the classroom for good work may not help them improve their marks, according to new research.

Pupils can be made to feel teachers had little faith in them to begin with if they are laden with compliments, a report by the Sutton Trust education charity found.

Praising students and allowing children time to reach the answer on their own are two methods frequently used by teachers which are not backed up by evidence, according to the research.

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