How effective is it?
Several researches have been conducted to examine the effectiveness of token economy rewards system in reducing disruptive behaviors whether for the whole school and/ or classroom or for a single student for example:
A: Token Economy for the whole school and/or classroom
- Wheatley, Charlton, Sanders, & Smith (2009) were concerned about the increasing disruptive behaviors in the common areas such as the cafeterias and playgrounds in school. The study was conducted to target inappropriate behavior such as running and littering. School administrators as well as teachers were trained how to provide Praise Notes as a reward to students who perform a positive behavior. Results indicated that the Praise Note System had effectively
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The teacher noted that the student engaged in behaviors such as getting out of his seat, talking out, and not sitting with proper posture in his seat. Results showed significant decrease in inappropriate behaviors during implementing token economies. C: Token Economies with or without Self-monitoring
• Zlomke and Zlomke (2003) conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of token economy and/or self-monitoring in reducing problem behaviors. They studied a 13 year old male student diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Conduct Disorder. They found that token economy system was effective in reducing inappropriate behaviors However, the results indicated that that although the token economy alone was effective, self-monitoring can be extremely useful for some students.
• In (2011) Shrogen et .al, conducted a study to determine whether a token economy or a self-monitoring strategy would be more effective to increase the following classroom rules. The results show that token economy can significantly improve behavior but when paired with a self-monitoring can even further increase appropriate behaviors in children with