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A Census-Level, Multi-Grade Analysis of the Association between Testing Time, Breaks, and Achievement
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Rutkowski, David; Rutkowski, Leslie; Valdivia, Dubravka Svetina; Canbolat, Yusuf; Underhill, Stephanie – Applied Measurement in Education, 2023
Several states in the US have removed time limits on their state assessments. In Indiana, where this study takes place, the state assessment is both untimed during the testing window and allows unlimited breaks during the testing session. Using grade 3 and 8 math and English state assessment data, in this paper we focus on time used for testing…
Descriptors: Testing, Time, Intervals, Academic Achievement
Extra Examination Time for Students with Learning Disabilities: An Examination of the Maximum Potential Thesis.
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Zuriff, G. E. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2000
Analyzes five studies on the effects of extra examination time for students with learning disabilities. These studies directly tested the Maximum Potential Thesis, but show only weak support for it. Discusses some methodological problems that weaken these studies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Meta Analysis
Effect of Extra Time on Verbal and Quantitative GRE Scores
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Bridgeman, Brent; Cline, Frederick; Hessinger, James – Applied Measurement in Education, 2004
The Graduate Record Examination General Test (GRE) is a measure of academic reasoning abilities that is intended to be a power test in which speed of responding plays at most a minor role. To test this assumption, we experimentally administered both the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE with standard time limits and with 1.5 times the…
Descriptors: Timed Tests, Graduate Study, Student Evaluation, Scores