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Direct linkGregg, Noel; Nelson, Jason M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
The accommodation of students with learning disabilities (LD) on mandatory high stakes tests continues to heighten concern over the equity and effectiveness of current practices. As students transition from high school, they are required to complete timed graduation tests and postsecondary entrance examinations. The most common accommodation…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, High Stakes Tests, Adolescents, Meta Analysis
Peer reviewedWeaver, Susan Marie – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
A study examined the effects of extended and untimed testing on 31 postsecondary students with learning disabilities and 40 typical students. By extending the time limits on the Nelson Denny Reading Test, students with learning disabilities realized significant gains on their test scores and typical students made less dramatic gains. (Contains…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Performance Factors, Postsecondary Education
Download full textHuesman, Ronald L., Jr.; Frisbie, David A. – 2000
This study investigated the effect of extended-time limits in terms of performance levels and score comparability for reading comprehension scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS). The first part of the study compared the average reading comprehension scores on the ITBS of 61 sixth-graders with learning disabilities and 397 non learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities
