Some effects of token rewards on school achievement of children with Down's syndrome |
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Authors: | Dalton A J Rubino C A Hislop M W |
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Institution: | Mental Retardation Centre, Toronto, Canada. |
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Abstract: | The effectiveness of a token economy system in producing improvement in the academic performance of children with Down's syndrome was tested. One group of seven children received token reinforcement for correct responses and showed significant improvement both in arithmetic and language. A second matched group of six children received only verbal praise for correct responses to the same instructional materials and failed to improve in arithmetic but showed significant gains in language. Re-test scores one year later revealed that the Token Group maintained its gains in both subjects whereas the language performance of the No-Token Group showed a significant decline. |
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