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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC would have much preferred to take a computer version (pre-COVID) but we were told that schools will assume that the student needs some accommodation if you do that.  This is fine if your child needs an accommodation, as you should be upfront with any school you are applying to so you can advocate for and find the correct match school for your child.  But in our case, our child didn't have any special needs and the school suggested it would be better to take paper/pencil.

However, given COVID, you have a valid excuse for taking it on a computer. (In our case the computer site was not at home, though).[/quote]

I thought it is against the law to report a test was taken under an accommodation. Does anyone know current policy or laws? This is for those with a true need for and an approved accommodation. [/quote]

I'm PP. The point here is that my child has no accommodations - but liked the computer administration of the test better. There would be no report of an accommodation, but that schools might assume that they chose the computer administration to accommodate for something. You do not need to identify an accommodation to be able to take the computer administered test and the test had normal time limits.[/quote]

I think kids who need accommodations for extra time for ADHD prefer the paper version. Maybe kids who have dysgraphia prefer the computer version? I don't think a school would assume accommodations based on the fact that a kid took computer version at Prometric. Even Flex Testing through an educational consultant doesn't imply accommodations. [/quote]

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