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In March 2009, the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training (LCIRT) completed a Demonstration, Enrichment, and Information Dissemination grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research in Disabilities Education grant program. This $99,924 award was used to create universally-designed online algebra learning resources for use by students in developmental algebra courses, focused on improving access and usability for students with learning disabilities. Additional grant activities included developing companion learning strategies to optimize the use of the online learning resources, training faculty at four two-year institutions to use the learning resources and strategies in developmental math courses, evaluating student outcomes and changes in faculty attitudes toward students with LD; and disseminating the results. Since mastering mathematical concepts is crucial to learning in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, improving math instruction for students with LD is hypothesized to improve the achievement and confidence of those students. Designing effective and usable tools to enhance STEM learning for students with disabilities has the potential to achieve widespread impact.
Materials associated with this program are available for review at:
Universal Design of College Algebra
[Note: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. HRD-0726252. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.]
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