Effects of token reinforcement and response cost on the accuracy of spelling performance with middle-school special education students with behavior disorders

✍ Scribed by Marla Truchlicka; Ph.D. T. F. McLaughlin; James C. Swain

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 144 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1072-0847
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199802)13:1<1::aid-bin1>3.0.co;2-z

✦ Synopsis

The eects of token reinforcement and response cost on the accuracy of spelling performance with three adolescent special education students were examined. A multiple-baseline design across students was used to evaluate the eects of token reinforcement and response cost intervention. A greater percent of accuracy on daily spelling exams was obtained during the token reinforcement plus response cost condition than during the baseline condition. This was replicated for each student. Follow-up data collection indicated maintenance of behavior change over time. The bene®ts of implementing a token economy with a response cost component with middle-school students with behavior disorders were discussed.