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Layton, Carol A.; Lock, Robin H. – Journal of College Orientation and Transition, 2003
Studied the effects of training in learning style preferences on the ability of tutors to select appropriate learning strategies for student with disabilities. Findings for 68 tutors show that tutors were more successful in creating individualized strategy plans for students after training with the learning style chart. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Guyer, Barbara P. – 1985
The paper describes the background and development of HELP (Higher Education for Learning-disabled People). The HELP program located at Marshall University (West Virginia) provides testing to determine the presence of a learning disability; individual tutoring in reading, spelling, and written expression; oral tests; note-taking instruction; study…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Launey, Kathryn B.; Carter-Davis, Marjorie J.; Launey, Kathryn B. – 2001
Students with learning disabilities (SLD) have been attending college at an ever-increasing rate. Although federal regulations opened higher education to college SLD, enrolled students often found that accommodations represented a small proportion of their service needs. Based upon extensive literature review, investigation of current delivery…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education

Woods, Paula A.; And Others – NASPA Journal, 1990
Conducted survey of state universities (N=13) offering comprehensive services for learning-disabled college students to determine learning disability program characteristics. Found most institutions offered basic support services but of varying quality. Found respondent inconsistencies in identification, assessment, and diagnosis of learning…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
Butler, Deborah L. – 1997
This paper describes research evaluating one intervention model designed to promote self-regulated learning by postsecondary students with learning disabilities, the Strategic Content Learning (SCL) approach. SCL aims to teach students to engage recursively in the full set of activities central to self-regulation by providing calibrated…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Fishlock, Diana J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
More students with vision and hearing impairments and with hidden handicaps such as learning and emotional disabilities are seeking college degrees, and colleges are responding with technology and other support services to promote these students' independence and success. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, College Students, Computer Uses in Education
Bartlett, Lucy E. – 1992
This practicum study developed a form for the evaluation of tutors by college students with learning disabilities at Brenau University (Georgia). Consultation with 15 experts in the field of college tutoring and a literature search led to the identification of 14 traits best evaluated by students. The evaluation form was developed and field tested…
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Minskoff, Esther; Allsopp, David; Minskoff, J. Gerald – 2001
This final report describes a project to develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate a framework, the James Madison University (JMU) Active Learner Approach, for course-specific strategy assessment and tutorial instruction for 46 college students with learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Individual sections address…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies, College Students, Curriculum Based Assessment
Hagen, John W.; And Others – 1991
The learning disabilities support program at the University of Michigan was evaluated in a multiple case study with 11 students with learning disabilities (10 males and 1 female and aged 19 to 24 years). The program includes a structured format that focuses on individual needs within specific courses. It employs scaffolding and training of…
Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Role, Educational Counseling, Higher Education

Miller, Sidney R.; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This article describes a federally funded model self-determination project for students with severe emotional disabilities/behavioral disorders (SED/BD). The project promotes self-determination through instruction in problem solving, self-assertiveness, and self-management skills, and utilizes cross-age peer tutoring involving college students…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Disorders, College Students, Cross Age Teaching
Wilkie, Carolyn; Foreman, John, Ed. – 1994
A state-wide survey of Pennsylvania colleges sought to document the developmental education programming and remedial services these institutions offer their students. A 100-item questionnaire was sent to all 189 institutions that award undergraduate degrees and certifications. Eighty institutions responded. Findings include the following: (1) most…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
Tutor Resource Manual: Tutoring Students in the Community College. Includes Section on Disabilities.
Roberts, Violet Cain – 1994
This manual for peer tutors on tutoring community college students was developed as part of the EASE (Equal Access for Students to Education and Experience) Project at seven community colleges in northeastern Minnesota. The manual provides a general overview of policies, benefits, and responsibilities related to peer tutoring. It then offers…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Students, Community Colleges