APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

University Students with Disabilities: Perceptions of Collaborative Learning

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Psychology of Inequality

  • Christina Chin-Newman
    California State University, East Bay
  • Kristina Spink
    California State University, East Bay
  • Tammy Tran
    University of California, Davis
  • Meng Yao
    Chabot College
  • Sara Smith
    University of South Florida

Abstract

University students with disabilities or learning differences (n=39) were interviewed about their collaborative learning experiences. The majority of problems reported with required group work concerned group dynamics; hardly any participants mentioned problems related to their disability. Students who participated in voluntary study groups generally had positive experiences.

Disabilities

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