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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read the Spenceley and Wheeler study on the use of extended time by college students with disabilities:” our results provide evidence that students with disability may be able to access test content in less time than they are provided. Given the threats to validity of scores on tests taken with accommodations, more research is needed to fully understand how extended time influences performance on classroom tests administered to students with and without disabilities both with and without this accommodations. Until then, we recommend that disability services providers continue to work to balance all students right to access academic content without providing unnecessary accommodations that may produce an unfair advantage”[/quote]

I had no idea so many college students qualified. Also think of all the kids whose parents are without resources or support to diagnose an LD that are overlooked.

[i]The Use of Extended Time by College Students with Disabilities[/i]
Spenceley, Laura M.; Wheeler, Starr
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v29 n2 p141-150 Sum 2016
[b]College students with disabilities represent approximately 11% of the general college population[/b] (U.S. Department of Education, 2013). These students are entitled to a variety of academic accommodations, including extended time to complete tests. Although extended time is frequently requested and granted, little empirical attention has been given to its use for exams taken by students with disabilities in a college classroom sample. The current study sampled records that were collected on all exams completed with extended time during two semesters at a midsize public university in the Northeast. The study explored two broad questions: What portion of typical time and extended time do students with disabilities use to complete exams? How does that use of time vary across common disabilities? Our findings indicated that more than half of the tests administered with extended time were completed within the time given to students in the sample classroom who took the tests. We also found, unexpectedly, that 12.9% of exams were completed in more than the extended time allotted. In this paper we discuss issues disability services providers could consider when making decisions about the provision of extended time and make recommendations for future research[/quote]

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