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ERIC Number: EJ1245424
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
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Practical Components for Getting the Most from a Token Economy
Ackerman, Kera B.; Samudre, Mark; Allday, R. Allan
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v52 n4 p242-249 Mar-Apr 2020
When a student exhibits challenging classroom behaviors that are resistant to traditional classroom management systems, his/her individualized education program (IEP) team conducts a functional behavior assessment (FBA). The FBA process is a series of assessments designed to identify the function of the student's behavior. This is done by gathering indirect (e.g., interview) and direct (e.g., observation) data that include the antecedent and consequence associated with the behavior. Using this information, the IEP team can identify the focus of the behavior change associated with the intervention, plan appropriate interventions for the a behavior intervention plan (BIP), and select the type of reinforcer that will increase the likelihood of the student engaging in the desired behavior. The BIP may include the development of a token economy to reinforce the desired behavior (i.e., task completion). A token economy is a reinforcement system in which a student earns tokens following the demonstration of a desirable behavior (Alberto & Troutman, 2017). The student trades these tokens for specific backup reinforcers that would otherwise be unavailable (Soares et al., 2016). The backup reinforcers match the student's interest and address the behavior's function (i.e., the purpose of a behavior). Although a token economy is simple to understand, the procedural design can be challenging. This article describes the six non-negotiable components that comprise the token economy design.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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