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Zeng, Wen; Ju, Song; Hord, Casey – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018
The number of students with learning disabilities (LD) enrolling in postsecondary education has increased rapidly over the past decade. It is imperative to investigate what interventions have been used to assist students with LD in achieving academic success. To examine the interventions currently used to support students with LD in postsecondary…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Intervention, College Students, Learning Disabilities
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MacArthur, Charles A.; Philippakos, Zoi A.; Graham, Steve – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a measure of motivation for use with basic college writers that would measure self-efficacy, achievement goals, beliefs, and affect. As part of a design research project on curriculum for community college developmental writing classes, 133 students in 11 classes completed the motivation…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing Instruction, Student Motivation, Evaluation Methods
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Farmer, Jennie L.; Allsopp, David H.; Ferron, John M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2015
This study investigates the impact of The Personal Strengths Program (PSP) on seven college students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (LD/ADHD) using a multiple baseline design. Students with LD/ADHD experience increased challenges in school settings and decreased post-secondary outcomes when compared with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Students, Student Development
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Showers, Anne H.; Kinsman, Jeremy W. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2017
Using structural equation modeling, the study tested a theoretical model linking family background, student attributes, and college success. The sample consisted of 346 students with learning disabilities (LDs) who enrolled in college between 2004 and 2012. The data were taken from the public files of the Education Longitudinal Study: 2002. The…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Students, Structural Equation Models, Success