Learning and study strategies in university students with dyslexia : Implications for teaching

• This study examined how dyslexia affects students' ability to benefit fromhigher education, the strategies that successful students with these problemsuse, and the support offered by the higher education institutions. Results frominterviews, self-reports and testing of 53 university students and 42 lecturersfrom 3 Swedish universities showed that students with dyslexia have problemswith a number of skills and academic tasks, e.g. note taking and expressingideas in writing. Many of the students described that their difficulties werelong-standing and had been experienced already in elementary school. Thestudents seemed to compensate via additional time for examinations, access todyslexia tutors and support by information technology. The results indicate thatthere are significant knowledge gaps in the educational institutions regardingstudents who have dyslexia.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Adult dyslexia

higher education

compensated dyslexics

learning strategies

pedagogik

Education

Psychology

psykologi

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