The effect of universal design for learning on the academic achievement and self regulation skills in English course

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Universal Design For Learning on students' learning a new grammar structure and self regulation skills in the English course. For this target, the study was carried out for 12 weeks with 64 students studying in two different 10th grade classes at Gülüç İbrahim İzmirli Anatolian High School in the spring term of 2015-2016 academic year. In the study, two different groups were defined as the experimental group and the control group. During the courses, 'Universal Design For Learning' was used for the students in the experimental group while traditional method was conducted in the control group. In the study, 'non-equivalent control groups pre-test post-test model' was utilized. As instruments, an achievement test and self regulation scale were employed. The achievement test and self regulation scale were applied as pre-test and post-test. As a consequence, it was ascertained that 'Universal Design For Learning' model is significantly and positively more effective on students' academic achievements and self regulation alike than traditional method.