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Effects of token reinforcement and response cost on the accuracy of spelling performance with middle‐school special education students with behavior disorders
Author(s) -
Truchlicka Marla,
McLaughlin T. F.,
Swain James C.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199802)13:1<1::aid-bin1>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - token economy , spelling , reinforcement , security token , multiple baseline design , psychology , special education , intervention (counseling) , developmental psychology , audiology , social psychology , mathematics education , computer science , psychiatry , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , computer security
The effects 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 effects 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 benefits of implementing a token economy with a response cost component with middle‐school students with behavior disorders were discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.