The primary concern in today's educational system is the rate of progress students achieve in the classroom. Research has shown token reinforcement programs to be an effective method of increasing rate of work in the classroom; however, token economies are time consuming and do not meet the needs of all classroom situations. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the use of free time as a reinforcer in increasing rate of speed in working arithmetic problems and peer acceptance (how well an individual is accepted by his peers). The data indicated that free time as a positive reinforcer did increase the rate of speed in working arithmetic problems correctly; however, it did not affect peer acceptance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663120 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Rendón, Rubén |
| Contributors | Hughes, Howard, 1937-, Harrell, Ernest H. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 20 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Rendón, Rubén, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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