Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development

Author is Dr. Kelly C. Dreger. This was already on Academia, and I confirmed its existence. Co-chairs for dissertation: Dr. Steve Downey and Dr. Jennifer Branscome. There is a high demand for standardized instructional strategies that align with decision-making frameworks found in public schools. Teachers who use tokens in the classroom can create more avenues for standardization, provided that their methods address the contradictory nature of past research. A lack of knowledge about reinforcement options and their possible effects has been found within a variety of research studies that attempted to bridge gaps between research and practice. This study aimed to create an incentive system that demonstrated how teachers could use tokens as academic and behavioral supports for students in southwest Georgia. The purpose of this convergent parallel study was to assess the degree to which token use, type, and timing affected performance on nine weeks achievement tests for students in grades 6-8. Additionally, there was an investigation about the extent to which achievement scores were influenced by environmental factors such as the amount of behavio...