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ERIC Number: EJ1486041
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
EISSN: EISSN-1469-5820
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Perception of Choice Is Associated with Internal Locus of Control: Implications for Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Sara Finley1; Oliva Burg1; Anqi Wang1,2
Educational Psychology, v45 n9 p993-1011 2025
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is becoming increasingly popular at the university level as a means to bolster student success and achievement. Previous research has suggested that UDL, which highlights student choice, has many positive benefits for students. In particular, UDL may increase internal locus of control, the belief in one's ability to influence outcomes in one's life. However, the relationship between UDL, internal locus of control, and the perceived availability of choices in the classroom has not been empirically tested. The present study measured locus of control and the perceived number of instructor-provided options across several sections of Introductory Psychology, comparing courses that used a choice-infused UDL approach to traditional (non-UDL) approaches. Our results suggest that while implementation of UDL was associated with both a larger perception of choice and higher internal locus of control, students with high internal locus of control generally perceived more choices, regardless of UDL implementation. Implications for college-level instructors are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Washington
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, USA; 2Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Research Care Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA