A city clerk's FOIA log is almost right: dates and requestor fields are complete, but the disposition field is blank. How should the instructor reinforce the work?
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Short Explanation
A nearly-right FOIA log is a sandwich missing the pickle — most of it is good, one piece is gone. Say what was logged right first so that behavior sticks, then point at the blank disposition. All-or-nothing red ink trains people to hide work, not to finish it.
Full Explanation
Effective reinforcement strengthens the behaviors that were already correct even when the product is incomplete. Naming the accurate FOIA fields and then the single missing disposition field tells the clerk what to keep and what to add. Global rejection or effort-only praise either punishes success or skips the standard. Restarting with no feedback wastes the correct work already on the page.