Evaluating Technology-Based Self-Monitoring of Performance with Differential Reinforcement for Students with Disabilities

Autor: Madeline R. Risse, Kwang-Sun Cho Blair, Danielle A. Russo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Behavioral Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 6, p 508 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-328X
DOI: 10.3390/bs13060508
Popis: This study evaluated the use of a technology-based self-monitoring of performance (SMP) with differential reinforcement to increase task completion and reduce off-task behavior for three 5th-grade students with disabilities. A concurrent multiple baseline design across participants was used to examine the impact of the intervention on the targeted behaviors when implemented by a general education teacher and its maintenance effects with a delay of reinforcement. The implementation involved training students to use a mobile app for SMP and providing differential reinforcement contingent on task completion and accuracy of self-monitoring during academic periods. The secondary measure of off-task behavior was included to evaluate the relationship between task completion and engagement. The results demonstrated that the technology-based SMP with differential reinforcement increased task completion and reduced off-task behavior for all students. Furthermore, the gradual fading of the reinforcement, with a 45 min delay, was successful for all students. The efficiency and immediacy of the intervention suggest that technology-based SMP with differential reinforcement holds promise as a practical, efficient, and effective school-based intervention.
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