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Download full textBridgeman, Brent; McBride, Amanda; Monaghan, William – Educational Testing Service, 2004
Imposing time limits on tests can serve a range of important functions. Time limits are essential, for example, if speed of performance is an integral component of what is being measured, as would be the case when testing such skills as how quickly someone can type. Limiting testing time also helps contain expenses associated with test…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Timed Tests, Test Results, Aptitude Tests
Thornton, Andrea E.; Dalessandro, Susan P.; Reese, Lynda M. – 2002
This report describes trends related to accommodations in testing for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and summarizes the performance of accommodated LSAT takers for the 1993-1994 through 1997-1998 testing years. Data show that the number of requests for accommodated testing increased steadily from the 1994-1995 through 1996-1997 LSAT testing…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Educational Trends, Law Schools, Learning Disabilities
Ziomek, Robert L.; Andrews, Kevin M. – 1998
The scores of students with disabilities who took the ACT Assessment at least twice, and at least once under extended-time guidelines, were studied. The investigation identified three groups of students. The first group was composed of 3,410 students who tested at least twice under extended-time guidelines. The second group of 3,439 students…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, Disabilities, High School Students
Hafner, Anne L. – 2001
Using a quasi-experimental analysis of variance (ANOVA) design, this project examined the effects of the use of accommodations with students of limited English proficiency (LEP) and non-LEP students and whether the use of accommodations affected the validity of test score interpretations. Major accommodations examined were extra time, and extra…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
