Advantages and Disadvantages

ADVANTAGES

1. Undertake challenges that maximize long-term learning and development

2. Achieve at higher levels

3. Stay in school rather than dropping out

4. Increases interpersonal involvement

5. Increase in attendance rates of classes

(Ormrod,2008,p.463-465).

                                                   DISADVANTAGES

Surveillance - People who know they are going to be evaluated based on their performance have a lower sense of self-determination, as a result, are less instrinsically motivated(Ormrod,2008,p.466).

Evaluation--when people can undermine their own sense of self-determination simply by imaging that others may be evaluating their performance(Deci & Ryan,1992; Ryan,1982).