The Effects of Self-Monitoring Checklist containing Self-Management Intervention on Work Productivity for Student with Intellectual Disability who placed in special schools’ majoring courses

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of using self-monitoring checklist containing self-management intervention on work productivity. For this purpose a student with intellectual disability who placed in special schools’ majoring courses was selected as a participant, and the experiment was conducted in a structured classroom setting. For this study, a multiple probe design across settings was used to identify a potential functional relationship between independent and dependent variables. The independent variable of this study was the self-management intervention which was materialized as ‘Self-Monitoring card’ including self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and self-reinforcement. The dependent variable of this study was the student’s work productivity which was measured by the number of products and the ratio of products without error at one period. During the intervention student’s work productivity was improved in all working settings, and the improved work productivity was maintained or more improved after the intervention. The result from this study demonstrated that the self-monitoring checklist has a positive effects on student’s work productivity.