First Advisor

Gerald Guthrie

Term of Graduation

Fall 1975

Date of Publication

11-26-1975

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology

Department

Psychology

Language

English

Subjects

Problem children, Classroom management, Academic achievement, Token economy (Psychology)

DOI

10.15760/etd.2203

Physical Description

1 online resource (2, 35 pages)

Abstract

Thirty children, 4 years 8 months to 6 years 7 months, enrolled in a privately operated day school, were randomly assigned to either a treatment group or a control group over a one week period of baseline and a one week period of treatment. The experiment was designed to determine, if the implementation of a token economy program to decrease disruptive behavior in a classroom would result in improved academic performance. Both the children's and teacher's behavior were assessed. The findings were nonsignificant for all of the dependent measures for children's behavior. The only significant effect for teacher's behavior was an increase in appropriate reinforcement behavior over time, 2 for the control group. The study was prematurely terminated. The findings were discussed in terms of the practical and political implications of conducting research in a natural setting.

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