Complete the Unit 6 Assignment: Token Economy
At this point in the course, you have learned about various evidence-based instructional strategies, including shaping, chaining, and task analysis. You have also learned about specific behavior change procedures, including various antecedent interventions and consequence interventions. You have also studied in-depth use of rules, contingency contracts and token economies in the realm of promoting behavior change.
For this Assignment, you will be asked to design your own token economy system. Use your work from your discussion post and Seminar this week to assist you in this creative process.
Be sure to clearly describe the following components:
The Assignment should:
The Guidance to unit 6 assignment
Unit 6: Token Economy
(5-7 double-spaced pages, APA format)
III. Tokens and menu of back-up reinforcers
VII. Fading and/or thinning procedures
(how to promote generalization/maintenance)
VIII. Any ethical, legal, individual, practical, or social validity concerns
[tied specifically to client and setting]
References to support selection of methods – at least 3
(peer-reviewed articles or chapters from edited books)
Grading rubric
Unit 6 Assignment
Grading Criteria– Unit 6 Assignment | % – Points | |
Course Content | ||
Clearly describes the following components of the token economy system, with a rationale or explanation for each selection:
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65 | |
Discusses the following issues, with supporting evidence and a rationale for each:
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50 | |
Discuss any ethical, legal, practical, individual, and social validity factors that might apply and how these issues were addressed | 30 | |
Provides at least three scholarly sources of support for your choices by citing your text and any other scholarly peer reviewed sources. | 15 | |
Writing | ||
Structure: complete paragraphs, clear and logical organization throughout, moves fluidly between sections. Primarily student’s own words with quotes used very sparingly, includes several references to support conclusions. | 10 | |
Mechanics: Uses correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, Free of typographical errors, double-spaced, APA format, and 4–6 pages in length (not including the cover page or reference page). | 10 | |
Total | 180 | |
An explanation of the points earned, as well as where the assignment could be strengthened will be included with your grade.
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