Rewards As Reinforcement And Intervention To Enhance Task Responses Of A Learner With Autism

Authors: Ababon, Kyla Donna G., Banguis,Kelsie Camile, Susan Vincent D. Villarente

Abstract: This research aimed to use rewards as intervention in enhancing the performance of a Self-contained learner with Autism since the problem of the learner observed by the researchers are taking a long time to respond and a lot of pauses in between tasks. The participant of the study is an Autism Learner in a self-contained class. The researchers used rewards like toys, snacks and break time as an intervention in enhancing the performance of the learner and minimize the pauses between tasks. The researchers have conducted a pre-intervention observation assessment the result shows a mean score of 1 followed by a post-intervention observation assessment with a mean of 3. This means that the use of rewards like toys, snacks and break time as an intervention have enhanced the performance of the learner and minimizes pauses between tasks.