16. Certificate
"They gave fifty-one preschoolers a chance
to draw with Magic Markers. Some of them,
however, were told that if they drew
pictures they would each receive a special,
personalized certificate, decorated with a
red ribbon and a gold star.
Between a week and two weeks later, the
children were observed in their classrooms.
Those who had been told in advance of the
certificate they would receive, Lepper
discovered, now seemed to be less
interested in drawing with Magic Markers
than the other children were—and less
interested than they themselves had been
before the reward was offered."
Open Badge
Wednesday, 18 December 13
Punished by Rewards p. 70
17. ?
Wednesday, 18 December 13
Why would anyone expect that
replacing “a special, personalized
certificate, decorated with a red
ribbon and a gold star” with an
Open Badge bring any different
results?