Physical Punishment and Psychological Treatment on Students' Learning and Behavior

Abstract

This research aimed at discussing the side of the effective physical punishment and the psychological treatment on students’ learning and behavior. A pilot study, followed with experimental test, was framed in a demographically controlled environment on homogeneous variables at AL-Rai schools in Jordan, over the period of six months. Sixty-three students of grade 5 were grouped into a Physical Punishment Group (PPG) and a Psychological Treatment Group (PTG). It was found that the students who were conducted to physical punishment began to behave negatively and their academic progress showed a gradual regression, whereas the students who were managed with psychological treatment developed their interest in learning, reflected friendly behavior and improved their long-term scholastic performance.

Keywords: Physical punishment, psychological treatment, behavior.