Points and self-talk may have helped two boys with ADHD concentrate.
No comparisonThe short version
During four weeks of earning points and self-talk, one boy's classroom concentration rose more than the other's.
- 2
- two boys with ADHD in one school
- One group
- no comparison group
- Recorded
- behaviour was recorded
- 2 tools
- used
The study
Who took part
Two boys with ADHD, both male, aged at least 12, in the first year of a junior high school in Surabaya, Indonesia. Both met the minimum criteria for ADHD in an older diagnostic manual.
What they did
Teachers rated each boy's behaviour in each lesson, and he could swap points for a book, a video or a trip. Each boy also practised four short self-talk lines to use in class, first with the researcher. The programme ran about four weeks in April 2005, with no set goal.
What happened
For one boy, the share of possible points rose from 41% on 6 April to 69% on 20 April. The other boy's rise was smaller, and the study had no comparison group. Some figures don't match, so the size of change is unclear.
What the study found
- No comparison
During four weeks of earning points and self-talk, one boy's classroom concentration rose more than the other's.
Very small study of one group of 2 two boys with ADHD in one school · no comparison group · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ student thesis, not checked by other scientists; groups weren't properly compared; numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show
How solid is this?
- Behaviour was recorded
- Very small group
- No comparison group
- Student thesis, not checked by other scientists
- Groups weren't properly compared
- Numbers unreliable
- Summary claims more than the results show
Source
Metode token economy dan self-instructional training untuk meningkatkan konsentrasi pada remaja dengan gangguan ADHD: Suatu Studi Kasus (2005)
