STUDENTS? METAPHORICAL PERCEPTIONS RELATED TO REWARD AND PUNISHMENT IN EDUCATION

This study aims at exhibiting prospective biology teachers? perspectives of reward and punishment in education. The study group was composed of 99 pre-service biology teachers attending the Biology Education Department of Hacettepe University in the 2015-2016 academic year. The participants were given a semi-structured questionnaire form containing the statements ?reward/punishment in education is just like?. because?.?, and ?a teacher giving reward/punishment in education is just like?. because?.? The participants were also asked to answer the question ?what three things does reward/punishment in education remind you of?? The technique of content analysis was employed in this study in analysing the data obtained. The data were analysed through MAXQDA12 - a program for qualitative data analysis - and then were interpreted. Accordingly, students perceive reward in education as a positive element whereas they perceive punishment as a negative element