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Token Reinforcement: Effects for Reducing Tardiness with a Socially Disadvantaged Adolescent Student.

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Inkster, J. A.; McLaughlin, T. F. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1993

A token reinforcement program with microcomputer free time as the reinforcer was implemented to decrease the tardiness of a middle school economically disadvantaged student. The microcomputer time was a very effective reinforcer; school personnel reported improved school attendance and a decrease in administrative discipline related to tardiness;…

Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Case Studies

Token Reinforcement: Effects for Reducing Tardiness with a Socially Disadvantaged Adolescent Student.

Peer reviewed

Inkster, J. A.; McLaughlin, T. F. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1993

This study found that microcomputer free time was a very effective consequence in decreasing the tardiness of a middle school boy, in improving his academic achievement, and in improving the student's attitude toward school and school assignments. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Attitude Change, Behavior Modification