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Personal Strengths Program

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The Personal Strengths Program (PSP) is a program that assists students with learning disabilities such as, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and learning disabilities (LD). The study uses a baseline design. According to Cameto, Knokey and Sanford those who go on to attend college with these learning disabilities has increased. The study follows seven college students with such learning disabilities. It investigates self-determination of college students who have ADHD and/or LD. These students are compared to their peers who don’t have learning disabilities. Those who have characteristic of a self-knowledge and awareness of their condition can show strong will of seeking appropriate help so they are successful …show more content…

The students had to be currently taking college courses. Out of the seven students, five were undergraduates and the other two were gradates. The study was made to be completed within one semester, instead of dragging it out into other semesters. The students were set to work on strategies that they were taught within their PSP sessions to help them reach their weekly goal. For the time series data the students were asked three questions, and to rate them. One being none or never, ten being complete. “1. In the past 24 hours, what level of control do you feel over your life outside school to do what you want? 2. In the past 24 hours, what level of control do you feel over your life inside school to do what you want? 3. In the past 24 hours, how often do you feel you thought about your behaviors and actions in relation to what happens in your life?” (p. 7) According to Wehmeyer and Field, the questions were to explore characteristics of self-determination.
The Self-Determination Student Scale (SDSS) was given during the time series data questions. The SDSS was given before the study, after three sessions and after PSP was completed. After the PSP was completed, all students were interviewed to see if the study was a valid

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