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A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help exam grades. The report says parents could be wasting their money Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout using cash to get their kids to study more. However, the promise Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout a trip somewhere nice could encourage students to try harder and do better Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout school. Researchers Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout the University Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout Bristol (in England) and the University of Chicago ( Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout the USA) looked Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout how promises of cash and tickets to events affected students' studying and learning. Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout 10,000 pupils in took part Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout the research Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout the year 2012. There was an improvement in classwork and homework, but this did not result Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout better test scores.

Lead researcher Dr Simon Burgess suggested the research looked Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout the wrong areas. He said it had not looked Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout the things that really got students to increase their effort. He added that: "Clearly, some pupils have a lot Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout [goals] and believe that education is a way Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout getting what they want Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout of life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn’t make a difference." He said these children think exam success is "all Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout your genes" because of their family background. Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout rewards to get children to study, especially Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout children Overatbyforfrominofoutthroughout low-income families. He wrote: "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."