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Direct linkZeng, Wen; Ju, Song; Hord, Casey – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2023
This qualitative study explored perspectives of college students with learning disabilities (LD) regarding their self-determination and parental influences on student self-determination during students' transition from high school to postsecondary education. Data were collected from in-depth interviews with 12 college students with LD. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, College Graduates, Self Determination
Goegan, Lauren D.; Le, Lily; Daniels, Lia M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2023
Most of what researchers know about the challenges students with learning disabilities (LDs) experience during postsecondary education is based on experiences during face-to-face learning on campus. Less is known about challenges students with LD face during learning online--the mode of instruction students had to navigate during the COVID-19…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, COVID-19
Mana, Adi; Saka, Noa; Dahan, Orit; Ben-Simon, Anat; Margalit, Malka – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2022
This study examined the predictive role of learning difficulties in the academic self-efficacy of students enrolled in higher education institutions and the serial multiple mediation of inner and external resources. The sample consisted of 2,113 students (age range = 18-35 years) at 25 higher education institutions in Israel. Participants were…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Learning Problems, College Students, Students with Disabilities
Graham, Steve; Hall, Tracey E. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
In today's world, writing is an essential skill. At school, writing is often used to gauge students' understanding of content material as well as to promote the learning of it. Students with learning disabilities (LD) and those at risk for writing difficulties experience considerable difficulty with almost every aspect of writing. The field of LD…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice
Dahlstrom-Hakki, Ibrahim H.; Alstad, Zachary G. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2019
Standardized assessment of content knowledge for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) topics is pervasive in both K-12 and postsecondary institutions. Yet, most instruments are developed with little to no validation for students with learning disability (LD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Statistics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities
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
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
Banerjee, Manju; Madaus, Joseph W.; Gelbar, Nicholas – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2015
A key issue in fostering transition to postsecondary education for students with disabilities is documentation verifying the nature of the disability and supporting the need for services and reasonable accommodations. Documentation guidelines assist postsecondary disability service providers in making decisions about eligibility and reasonable…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Documentation, Postsecondary Education, Decision Making
Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
This study examined the supporting documentation submitted by students with learning disability (LD) diagnoses. The participants were 210 students who were enrolled in a college support program for students with disabilities at a private liberal arts college. Findings showed that although most students submitted a psychoeducational evaluation,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Higher Education, Documentation, Educational Diagnosis
Lufi, Dubi; Awwad, Abeer – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this article was to describe an initial step developing a new scale to identify individuals with learning disabilities (LD) and test anxiety. Eighty-eight students answered the "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2" (MMPI-2). The participants were drawn from the following three groups: (a) adults with LD and test…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Test Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Test Validity
Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2013
This study examined whether a large group of postsecondary students participating in a support program for students classified as having learning disabilities (LD) met criteria for five objective diagnostic models for LD: IQ-achievement discrepancy (1.0 SD, 1.5 SD, and greater than 2.0 SD) models, a "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Students, Clinical Diagnosis, Criteria
Klassen, Robert M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2010
This study examined the self-efficacy for self-regulated learning of 146 early adolescents with and without learning disabilities (LD). Results from the study showed that a 7-item self-regulatory efficacy measure demonstrated factorial invariance for the adolescent sample and also for a validation sample of 208 undergraduates with and without LD.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Learning Disabilities, Early Adolescents, High School Students
Trainor, Audrey A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2007
Existing research has documented disparate outcomes between young women and men with disabilities in many transition domains, including employment, postsecondary education, and parenting. Similarly, students with learning disabilities (LD) have unique postsecondary transition needs. Promoting self-determination and active participation in…
Descriptors: Females, Learning Disabilities, Self Determination, Interviews
Orr, Ann C.; Hammig, Sara Bachman – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2009
One out of every 11 postsecondary undergraduates report having a disability, and students with learning disabilities are the largest and fastest growing subgroup of this population. Although faculty are becoming more comfortable with providing students with learning disabilities accommodations as mandated by federal law, many instructors are using…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities, Empathy, Teaching Methods
Download full textBeaujean, A. Alexander; Knoop, Andrew; Holliday, Gregory – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if a single math-based chronometric task could accurately discriminate between college students with and without a diagnosed math disorder. Analyzing data from 31 students (6 in the case group, 25 in the clinical comparison group), it was found that the single chronometric task could accurately…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, College Students, Predictor Variables, Educational Diagnosis
