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McKee, John M. – Educational Technology, 1971
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Experimental Programs, Learning Theories, Positive Reinforcement
Fun While Learning and Earning. A Look Into Chattanooga Public Schools' Token Reinforcement Program.
Download full textSmith, William F.; Sanders, Frank J. – 1968
A token reinforcement program was used by the Piney Woods Research and Demonstration Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Children who were from economically deprived homes received tokens for positive behavior. The tokens were redeemable for recess privileges, ice cream, candy, and other such reinforcers. All tokens were spent on the day earned so…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques
Staats, Arthur W. – 1968
Twelve culturally disadvantaged 4-year-olds of borderline normal intelligence were subjects of this study. Its primary purpose was to test further the cognitive learning theory previously developed, as well as the reinforcement system, the facilities, and the experimental-longitudinal methods of research. The study did not include a control group…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs, Handwriting
Birch, Jeremy – Interface Journal, 1975
Describes the Dorm 5 experiment at Windham College, Putney, Vermont, designed to create a living environment to assure individual rights and intellectual values through positive reinforcement techniques following operant conditioning. Problems of vandalism and noise were solved as physical space was utilized to meet student needs for social and…
Descriptors: College Students, Discipline Policy, Dormitories, Experimental Programs
Feeney, Edward J. – Training and Development Journal, 1972
Discusses how three basic management tools combine for effective performance improvement. (Author)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Experimental Programs, Feedback, Interviews
Peer reviewedStephens, Doris T. – Foreign Language Annals, 1978
An intensive French course, offered as an experimental summer course at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, was a learning experience in which students were intrinsically motivated. Assumptions of Frank M. Grittner concerning motivating students in language programs are discussed. (SW)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Experimental Programs, French, Higher Education
Cohen, Harold L. – 1966
This paper discusses the reinforcement and learning environment used in the educational rehabilitation of male juvenile delinquents in the CASE project conducted at the National Training School for Boys in Washington, D.C. Programed instruction and a system of extrinsic rewards are the experimental basis of this project. (LB)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Educational Environment
Cohen, Harold L. – 1967
This paper describes an educational program for 28 adolescent delinquents at a training school for boys. All of the students had histories of educational failure. Individualized programed instruction and a system of extrinsic learning reinforcements were the experimental basis of the program. Points, exchangeable for money, were given to the…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Tests, Classroom Environment, Delinquency
BIJOU, SIDNEY W.; AND OTHERS – 1968
RESEARCH IN WHICH BEHAVIOR THEORY WAS APPLIED TO TEACHING READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC TO RETARDED CHILDREN IS REPORTED. TWENTY- SEVEN EDUCABLY RETARDED CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE CORE GROUP. THE MEAN MENTAL AGE WAS 11 YEARS AND THE MEAN IQ WAS 63. IN AN EXPERIMENTAL ENVIRONMENT OF APPROVAL, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND TOKEN REINFORCEMENT, A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Behavior Change, Classroom Environment
Persons, Scott; And Others – 1973
Three documents describe the Project Success Environment Program, which was funded to help alleviate behavioral and academic problems of children from urban, low-socio-economic backgrounds by providing them with an opportunity to experience success in school. The program, sponsored by the Atlanta Public Schools, consisted of: (1) a positive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Classroom Design, Contingency Management
