The MotivAider Gets Results
A Sample of Research Documenting the MotivAider's Effectiveness
- Motivated to Pay Attention! Increasing On-Task Behavior with a Tactile, Self-Monitoring Prompt. Read Now
- Impact of Tactile-Cued Self-Monitoring On Independent Biology Work for Secondary Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Read Now
- The Effects of Self-Monitoring with a MotivAider® on the On-Task Behavior of Fifth and Sixth Graders with Autism and Other Disabilities. Read Now
- Increasing On-Task Behavior in the Classroom: Extension of Self-Monitoring Strategies. Read Now
- Using Self-Monitoring and Positive Reinforcement to Increase On-Task Behavior and Independence. Read Now
- Using a Self-Monitoring Strategy to Improve Student's On-Task Homework Behavior at an After-School Program. Read Now
- Effects of the MotivAider and Self-Monitoring to Increase On-Task Behavior for Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Read now
- The Effects of the MotivAider on Increasing the On-task Behavior of Students who have been Diagnosed with Severe Emotional Disturbances. Read Now
- The Use of a Signal Device Self-Monitoring Program to Improve On-Task Behavior of Special and General Education Students. Read Now
- Functional assessments and individualized intervention plans: Increasing the behavior adjustment of urban learners in general and special education settings. Read Now
- Self-monitoring of On-task Behaviors Using the MotivAider® by a Middle School Student with a Moderate Intellectual Disability. Read Now
- Self-Monitoring to Increase On-Task Behavior Using the MotivAider®. Read now
- Self-Monitoring Using a MotivAider® During Independent Work Time to Increase On-task Behavior. Presented by Lori Long at the Twentieth Annual Research Symposium, Western Carolina University, 2012. (PDF opens in a new window) Read Now
- See how the MotivAider helped reduce tantrum behavior in this excerpt from Single Subject Research: Applications in Educational Settings by Stephen B. Richards (2018). Read now—start at page 145
- Effectiveness of using noncontingent escape for general behavior management in a pediatric dental clinic. Read Now
- Learn how the MotivAider can help children with Autism in a presentation by Dr. William Heward, Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Start the video at about 5:25.
- Detailed review of the MotivAider by Jenn Choi of Toys Are Tools. Read Now
Case Studies By Dr. Trina Spencer
Thanks to Dr. Trina Spencer for offering to share her experience with other educators. Her presentation is based on her work with the MotivAider at the Hawthorne Country School in Hawthorne, New York. Dr. Spencer, who is currently Research Director of the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University, presented these results at an Association for Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Conference in 2002.Background
The MotivAider is a simple electronic device that systematically provides an individual with private prompts to engage in a specific behavior. It is usually worn on or near the body so the vibration is easily detected. It can be programmed to vibrate on a fixed or variable schedule and for different durations and intensity levels.
Some of the benefits of the MotivAider include ownership, consistency, and privacy. The MotivAider was originally intended for self-management interventions. However, this new and innovative tool seems perfect for several other behavior analytic tasks.
The purpose of these projects was to test the social validity and effectiveness of additional MotivAider methods. Surely, such a great tool can be functional for a variety of settings, users, and interventions.
The Projects
Project 1 - MotivAider Prompts Teacher
Project 2 - MotivAider Prompts Teacher to Prompt Student
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