The Effects of a Token Economy System to Improve Social and Academic Behavior with a Rural Primary Aged Child with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Klimas, Anna; McLaughlin, T. F.
Titel	The Effects of a Token Economy System to Improve Social and Academic Behavior with a Rural Primary Aged Child with Disabilities
Quelle	In: International Journal of Special Education, 22 (2007) 3, S.72-77 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0827-3383
Schlagwörter	Social Behavior; Behavior Disorders; Token Economy; Behavior Modification; Academic Achievement; Rural Schools; Kindergarten; Young Children; Females; Developmental Disabilities; Time on Task; Assignments; Student Behavior; Outcomes of Treatment; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Token-Programm; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Schulleistung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Frühe Kindheit; Weibliches Geschlecht; Entwicklungsstörung; Zeitaufwand; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The purpose of the present case report was to evaluate the effects of an individual token economy with a young child with severe behavior disorders. Three behaviors were recorded; time to completion, the number of assignments completed, and the frequency of inappropriate behavior. These data were gathered for 30 minutes each morning. The overall outcomes indicated that the two different token systems were effective in improving the participant's academic and social behavior. The amount of work that was required could be increased without a large decrement in academic output or increases in inappropriate behavior. The program was enjoyed by both the teaching staff and the participant. Suggestions for future research and the maintenance of treatment gains were made. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10