Investigates the relative effects of systematic self-monitoring and self-reinforcement on children's academic test performances. Eighty-five fourth-grade children were measured on an experimenter-constructed curriculum of history facts, Spanish/English word pairs, and reading comprehension passages. (RH)

The effects of two types of self-determined reinforcement contingencies on children's test performances were investigated and compared to each other and to externally determined contingencies. Suggested that self-management that includes self-determined contingencies of reinforcement procedures may provide useful techniques. (Author)

Suggests the use of self-management techniques to improve student performance. Discusses three areas of student involvement: selecting goals or standards, assessing and recording performance, and rewarding oneself when performance reaches specified goal. Sees academic benefits of this method as greater student responsibility, success, and…