Skip to main content

Table 3 List of UDL articles

From: Universal Design for Learning in postsecondary STEM education for students with disabilities: a systematic literature review

Author (Year)

Methodology

n size

Summary of findings

What Works Clearinghouse Outcomes

Spooner, Baker, Harris, Ahlgrim-Delzell, Browder (2007)

Quantitative 3 factor ANOVA

 *Comparing class

 *Treatment group

 *Pre- and posttest score

72 graduate and undergraduate students

Statistically significant results within the pre- and posttest

Meets WWC group design standards without reservations

Street et al. (2012)

Quantitative and qualitative

 *Course GPA

 *Cumulative GPA

 *STEM persistence data (registering for STEM classes in the next semester)

 *Pre- and postintervention scores—Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI)

 *Course evaluation

 *Focus group intervention was Peer-Led Team Learning

16 college freshmen or sophomores with LD or ADHD

Course and cumulative GPA showed no statistically significant difference between treatment group and control group.

LASSI scores showed significant increases in the areas of skill, will, and self-regulation.

14 students persisted (2 found ineligible academically)

In the focus groups, students found peer-led team learning to be helpful.

Meets WWC group design standards with reservations

Moon et al. (2011)

Mixed-methods

 *McConney, Rudd, and Ayres’ results synthesis method

 *Campbell’s pattern matching method

 *Workshop survey

 *Focus group protocols

 *Classroom observations

15 faculty members

Faculty claim the intervention led them to use more inclusive teaching methods.

Meets WWC group design standards with reservations

Kreider et al. (2018)

Mixed-methods qualitative data

 *Meeting notes

 *Written feedback sheets

 *Audio recordings

 *Group meetings

Quantitative data

 *Academic Behavioral Confidence Scale (ABCS)

 *Institutional Integration Scale (IIS)

 *Personal Growth Initiative Scale

(PGIS)

 Survey questions

52 undergraduate STEM students with learning disabilities registered with the campus disability office

Statistically significant improvements in self-reported ratings in STEM professional development and self-advocacy

Statistically significant increase in the ABCS scores pre to post.

Significant increase in IIS scores.

No significant change in PGIS.

Meets WWC group design standards without reservations

  1. GED general education students, HID high incidence disability, UDL Universal Design for Learning