Relevance of Skinner’s Theory of Reinforcement on Effective School Evaluaution and Management

B. F. Skinner’s theory of reinforcement emphasizes on the relevance of reward and punishment. This has impacted, to a large extent on the promotion of teaching and learning. In effect, Skinner’s theory has been applied often in most educational institutions. Students’ educational outcomes can be improved upon on the basis of positive reinforcements. This paper therefore, examined the relevance of skinner’s theory of reinforcement on school evaluation and effective school management. The paper applied psychological and sociological methodology in its research design. There is immense value in reinforcement (positive or negative) as a means of feedback to students, teachers and administrators. It is recommended that adequate feedback should be given to teachers to improve their output. And learners should be rewarded in order to improve their educational outcomes.