The Effect of Positive Reinforcement on the Attending Behavior of a Distractible Child

It was the purpose of the study (1) to evaluate the use of a token reinforcement system in modifying the attending behavior of a distractible child; (2) to demonstrate a technique which a teacher may find useful in helping the distractible child learn to manage his own attention; and (3) to show the relationship between attending behavior and academic performance.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Education (MEd)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year

1969

Author dc:creator

• Ikard, Michael Lewis

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hyrum S. Henderson
• Larry M. Sparks
• Darwin J. Goodey

• Education
• Children with mental disabilities--Education
• Attention
• Educational Methods
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Special Education and Teaching

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/998

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-2018