College Students with Intellectual Disability Using a Self-Monitoring App and Peer Support to Improve On-Task Behaviors
Location
Session 4 Presentations - Students with Disabilities in K-12 & Higher Education
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
This presentation will review a single-case research pilot study on the use of I-Connect, a free self-monitoring application for mobile devices, to improve on-task study behaviors for a college student with intellectual disability attending an inclusive postsecondary education program at a Georgia university. The study viewed the effects of a trained peer mentor providing ongoing training and encouragement for app use as well as weekly goal-setting and review support sessions. Findings of the pilot study will be discussed. A description of the training process for both peer mentor and study participant will also be included as well as an overview of the free self-monitoring application.
Keywords
intellectual disability, self-monitoring, peer-assisted learning, goal-setting, single-case research, inclusion
Professional Bio
Stephanie M. Devine, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the Department of Elementary and Special Education at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Devine is also the Executive Director of EAGLE Academy at Georgia Southern, which is an inclusive postsecondary education program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disability. Her research focuses on the use of Universal Design for Learning, technology, and peer mentors to support successful postsecondary transition and competitive integrated employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disability.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Devine, Stephanie M.; Haughney, Katheryn; and Massey, Cynthia, "College Students with Intellectual Disability Using a Self-Monitoring App and Peer Support to Improve On-Task Behaviors" (2021). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 71.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/71
College Students with Intellectual Disability Using a Self-Monitoring App and Peer Support to Improve On-Task Behaviors
Session 4 Presentations - Students with Disabilities in K-12 & Higher Education
This presentation will review a single-case research pilot study on the use of I-Connect, a free self-monitoring application for mobile devices, to improve on-task study behaviors for a college student with intellectual disability attending an inclusive postsecondary education program at a Georgia university. The study viewed the effects of a trained peer mentor providing ongoing training and encouragement for app use as well as weekly goal-setting and review support sessions. Findings of the pilot study will be discussed. A description of the training process for both peer mentor and study participant will also be included as well as an overview of the free self-monitoring application.
