Pengaruh Reward And Punishment Terhadap Disiplin Belajar Siswa Kelas Iii UPT SPF SD Inpres Maccini Sombala I Makassar

This study aims to describe the giving of rewards and punishments and students’ learning discipline, and to determine the effect of rewards and punishments on the learning discipline of third-grade students at UPT SPF SD Inpres Maccini Sombala I Makassar. This quantitative causal study used an ex post facto design. The population consisted of 68 third-grade students, and 40 students (20 from class III-A and 20 from class III-B) were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using closed questionnaires with a four-point Likert scale and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression (t-test, F-test, and coefficient of determination). As perceived by the students, rewards (mean 60.55), punishments (mean 65.55), and learning discipline (mean 61.20) were all in the high category. Praise was the most perceived form of reward and reprimand the most perceived form of punishment. Rewards (t = 2.774; sig. 0.009) and punishments (t = 2.602; sig. 0.013) had a positive and significant partial effect on learning discipline, and together they had a significant simultaneous effect (F = 5.986; sig. 0.006). The regression equation was Y = 12.391 + 0.398X1 + 0.377X2 with a coefficient of determination of 24.4%, while 75.6% was influenced by other factors. Teachers are advised to apply rewards and punishments consistently, in a planned and educational manner.