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ERIC Number: EJ1272080
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0260-2938
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Integrating Actual Time Usage into the Assessment of Examination Time Extensions Provided to Disabled College Engineering Students
Golan, Maya; Singer, Gonen; Rabin, Neta; Kleper, Dvir
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, v45 n7 p988-1000 2020
In this study, we suggest combining the monitoring of actual examination time used with grades in order to assess examination time extensions in terms of access provision and expected outcome. Using naturally-occurring data collected from a large sample (N = 2315) of undergraduate engineering students, we argue that extended examination time may be regarded as providing equal access when a disabled student actually utilizes "more" examination time than a normally achieving student, regardless of the grade obtained. We further argue that extended examination time may be regarded as resulting in the expected outcome when a disabled student either (a) utilizes "less" or "equal" examination time and achieve grades that are lower than a normally achieving student, or (b) utilizes "more" examination time and achieve grades that are "equal" to a normally achieving student. In our data, equal access was provided in all courses (i.e. disabled students utilized more time than normal achievers), but the expected outcome (i.e. equal grades) was not observed in software and English examinations. The results of this study emphasize the importance of monitoring actual time usage in addition to performance measures when assessing examination time extensions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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