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Duncan, Helen; Purcell, Catherine – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
Timed examinations continue to be a common educational assessment method employed to evaluate a student's knowledge, ability and skills in their subject area. Extra time is the most common adjustment that students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) are granted in these exams. This adjustment aims to provide students with SpLD parity with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Testing Accommodations, Time
Alhadi, Moosa A. A.; Zhang, Dake; Wang, Ting; Maher, Carolyn A. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
This research synthesizes studies that used a Digitalized Interactive Component (DIC) to assess K-12 student mathematics performance during Computer-based-Assessments (CBAs) in mathematics. A systematic search identified ten studies that categorized existing DICs according to the tools that provided language assistance to students and tools that…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Mathematics Tests, English Language Learners, Geometry
Rogers, Christopher M.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Liu, Kristin K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
The purpose of this report is to present a synthesis of the research on test accommodations published in 2015 and 2016. We summarize the research to review current research trends and enhance understanding of the implications of accommodations use in the development of future policy directions, to highlight implementation of current and new…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Rogers, Christopher M.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2016
This report provides an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations as well as to identify promising future areas of research. Previous reports by NCEO have covered research published since 1999. We summarize the research to review current research trends and enhance understanding of the implications of accommodations use in the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Research
Rogers, Christopher M.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2014
A report providing an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations as well as to identify promising future areas of research. Previous reports by NCEO have covered research published since 1999. NCEO summarizes the research to review current research trends and enhance understanding of the implications of accommodations use in the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Educational Research, Educational Trends
Boon, Richard; Voltz, Debbie; Lawson, Carl, Sr.; Baskette, Michael – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature evaluating the impact of high-stakes testing for students with learning disabilities. In this review, 30 studies were obtained, reviewed, and synthesized. Findings discuss the definition and description of high-stakes testing, origins of high-stakes testing for students with…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, High Stakes Tests, Learning Disabilities, Testing Accommodations
Davis, John M.; Christo, Catherine; Husted, Darren – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Extended time on high stakes testing is the most sought out accommodation for individuals with learning disabilities. This accommodation is necessary for many individuals with learning disabilities for a variety of reasons, but often for individuals who have ongoing difficulties with reading fluency. For many students with reading based learning…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Reading Fluency, Research Methodology, Learning Disabilities
Ofiesh, Nicole S.; Hughes, Charles; Scott, Sally S. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
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…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Diagnostic Tests, Learning Disabilities, Testing Accommodations

Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Eaton, Susan B.; Karns, Kathy M. – School Psychology Review, 2000
Examines the utility of a data-based assessment process to supplement teacher judgments about test accommodations. Results reveal that students with learning disabilities, as a group, profited differentially from accommodations on problem-solving curriculum-based measurements (CBM); teachers over-awarded accommodations; and CBM accommodation…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Tests

Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2001
A data-based approach is introduced as an alternative way to help teachers formulate decisions about the validity of test accommodations for students with learning disabilities. Three rationales for the approach are provided: an inadequate research base to guide decision-making, student heterogeneity, and problems with teacher's use of subjective…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria

Latham, Patricia H.; Latham, Peter S. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1998
Reviews court decisions regarding the documentation of disabilities and accommodations for individuals with learning disabilities and/or attention-deficit disorders taking licensing examinations from the National Board of Medical Examiners and the State Bar Examiners. Professional schools and licensing authorities are urged to work toward…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Learning Disabilities

Simon, Jo Anne – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
This article discusses the court case of a woman with learning disabilities who applied to take the New York State Bar Examination and was denied testing accommodations. The issues in the case are examined, including the refusal of the New York State Board of Law Examiners to provide adequate accommodations. (CR)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation

Konecky, Joshua; Wolinsky, Sid – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
This article reviews basic legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act relative to individuals with learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Within this framework, legal issues surrounding reasonable accommodations on professional licensing and screening exams are…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Certification, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)