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SOME EFFECTS OF TOKEN REWARDS ON SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME 1
Author(s) -
Dalton A. J.,
Rubino C. A.,
Hislop M. W.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1973.6-251
Subject(s) - praise , token economy , psychology , security token , reinforcement , developmental psychology , test (biology) , academic achievement , arithmetic , social psychology , mathematics , computer science , paleontology , computer security , biology
The effectiveness of a token economy system in producing improvement in the academic performance of children with Down's syndrome was tested. One group of seven children received token reinforcement for correct responses and showed significant improvement both in arithmetic and language. A second matched group of six children received only verbal praise for correct responses to the same instructional materials and failed to improve in arithmetic but showed significant gains in language. Re‐test scores one year later revealed that the Token Group maintained its gains in both subjects whereas the language performance of the No‐Token Group showed a significant decline.