Extended Test Time and Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities: A Model for Decision Making

Autor/inn/en	Ofiesh, Nicole S.; Hughes, Charles; Scott, Sally S.
Titel	Extended Test Time and Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities: A Model for Decision Making
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 19 (2004) 1, S.57-70 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0938-8982
DOI	10.1111/j.1540-5826.2004.00090.x
Schlagwörter	Federal Legislation; Diagnostic Tests; Learning Disabilities; Testing Accommodations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Testing process; Accessibility (for disabled); Accessibility; Disabled person; Testdurchführung; Testen; Barrierefreiheit; Zugänglichkeit; Behinderter
Abstract	The most frequently requested accommodation among students with learning disabilities (LD) in postsecondary settings is extended test time. The frequency with which this accommodation is requested and granted compels disability service providers to become knowledgeable about the factors that influence the need for, and appropriateness of, the accommodation. Moreover, the synthesis of these factors becomes the basis for determining if the accommodation is reasonable under federal law. The purpose of this article is to present a step-by-step model to be used as a decision-making process when considering the accommodation of extended test time for postsecondary students with LD. The model is designed to assist disability service providers in the analysis and synthesis of information collected from (1) the student's diagnostic evaluation, (2) the course or classroom test to be accommodated, and (3) student interviews. A list of diagnostic tests from the four most frequently administered test batteries used with adults is provided, along with a concise explanation of how characteristics of LD impact reading, writing, and math, and relate to the need for extended time. This information can be used to determine if extended test time is a reasonable accommodation and to estimate how much additional time to provide. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10