Benefits of Coding Training on Young Adults With Developmental Disabilities

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Developmental Disability

Treatments: Other: TECH-Prep Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05132491

A177800 (Other Identifier)

2020-0842

EDUC/REHAB PSYCH & SPEC ED (Other Identifier)

FP00010584_SA003 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the present study is to develop and evaluate the Technology Early Career Preparation Intervention (TECH-Prep) program with African American high school students with developmental disabilities. Developmental disabilities include conditions such as Autism spectrum disorders, seizure disorders, behavior disorders, brain injury, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and fetal alcohol syndrome/effects. This program is designed to increase technology career interests, self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, goal persistence, and increase entrance into post-secondary education or work subsequent to high school completion of African American youth with developmental disabilities.

Full description

The investigator's goal is to recruit 30 African American high school students with developmental disabilities to participate in this TECH-Prep study each year for the next five years (2019-2024). The TECH-Prep program integrates many empirically supported strategies identified in the STEM education and the secondary transition research literature. The program will incorporate overview of coding careers, reviewing video testimonials of individuals working in technology fields, and reviewing/responding to training materials intended to facilitate workplace social skills development.

The program will require participants complete three surveys to track their progress. To receive incentives for completing program components, data on program component completion will be tracked of participants in the treatment group. This involves tracking data on when a participant completes review of the final segment of each learning module.

Data collection for this study will consist of three surveys completed at baseline, immediately after completion of the program, and six weeks after completion of the program.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds
• Diagnosed with a developmental disability
• Over 18 but under 24
• Have the capacity to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Persons who are Caucasian
• Do not have a developmental disability
• Older than 24 years of age
• Unable to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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94 participants in 1 patient group

Online Training Program

Experimental group

Description:

An online intervention for people with disabilities intended to increase social skills and interest in coding careers.

Treatment:

Other: TECH-Prep Intervention