ERIC Number: ED673883
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun-20
Pages: 34
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Exploring Time-Use Profiles in Digital Mathematics Assessments for Students with Learning Disabilities
Grantee Submission
This study investigates the time-use patterns of students with learning disabilities during digital mathematics assessments and explores the role of extended time accommodations (ETA) in shaping these patterns. Using latent profile analysis, four distinct time-use profiles were identified separately for students with and without ETA. "Initial Focusers" spend more time on simpler initial items and less time on later, more difficult items, exhibiting high omission rates and low performance. "Rapid Progressors" complete assessments quickly but exhibit shallow engagement across all items, achieving low performance. "Diligent Time Maximizers" allocate time effortfully across items but often run out of time on the last two items when ETA was not granted, achieving the second-highest scores. "Efficient Prioritizers," excel in strategic time management, score the highest, and report strong persistence and interest in math. The findings reveal that ETA supports students who adopt meticulous strategies, such as Diligent Time Maximizers, but does not universally address the challenges faced by other profiles. This study underscores the need for tailored interventions and accommodations aligned with individual time-use profiles to foster equitable and effective learning and assessment environments. [This paper will be published in the "Journal of Learning Disabilities."]
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Mathematics Tests, Students with Disabilities, Testing Accommodations, Time on Task, Profiles, Time Management, Response Style (Tests), Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Achievement, Learning Disabilities, National Competency Tests, Grade 8, Middle School Students
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324P230002
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1Digital Promise, Washington, DC, USA