ERIC Number: ED577736
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 207
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-3552-6744-0
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The Role of Online Academic Coaching on Levels of Self-Determination of College Students with Learning Disabilities
Bomar, Ruth Angulo
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Texas Woman's University
The numbers show that more students with LD/ADHD are gaining college admission (Madaus & Shaw, 2010; Pryor, Hurtado, DeAngelo, Blake, & Trane, 2010). Even so ever-increasing issues face colleges and universities in the retention and graduation rate of these students (Anctil, Ishikawa, & Tao Scott, 2008; Getzel & Thoma, 2008). Self-determination has been shown by numerous studies (Anctil et al., 2008; Field, Sarver, & Shaw, 2003) to contribute to improved life outcomes for individuals with disabilities, specifically for students with learning disabilities (LD) at the post-secondary level and has the potential of increased retention and graduation of college students with LD. Indeed, further studies found a significantly positive relationship between the grade point averages of students with LD and their levels of self-determination. (Humphrey, 2010; Sarver, 2000; Zheng, Erikson, Kinsgston, & Noonan, 2014). This study continues to build on previous research showing a link between self-determination and online academic coaching as an instructional intervention. This study was conducting using a quasi-experimental, pre-and post-test design without a control group to examine the effects of Think to Learn in College (TLC), an online academic coaching intervention on the self-determination of college students with LD. Three survey instruments were administered to collect data from the participants. The participants received a five-session intervention developed and administered by the researcher. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The online academic coaching intervention, TLC, appeared to have a positive impact on levels of self-determination as measured by the Self-Determination Student Scale-Short Form (SDSS-SF) (Hoffman, Field, & Sawilowsky 2004). The student perception survey administered after the intervention indicated that the intervention had an overall positive impact on the students' perception of their study and learning skills. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Students, Self Determination, Correlation, Grade Point Average, Academic Advising, Coaching (Performance), Intervention, Quasiexperimental Design, Pretests Posttests, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Surveys, Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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