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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do we have accommodations at all, except in severe cases? I understand if you're blind and need the test read to you, or you have a phsyical disability and can't easily fill in the circles on the sheet -- then extra time seems warranted.

But isn't the goal of the test to measure against other students? Why not have the same testing environment for all then? I realize some will score poorer than others, but isn't that exactly what it's trying to measure?

As an employer, if an aptitude test reflects your job duties, then it's useful to know how much you can accomplish within a fixed amount of time, because that's part of the job.[/quote]

[b]Processing speed is a significant part of the intelligence profile. If you have low processing speed and a FSIQ of 115 that’s still your IQ. Your IQ is average. You cannot just take that index away.

So with the ACT I see kids who are indeed average getting higher scores because of extra time. It doesn’t really make sense. What about Johnny who has slow processing speed but not low enough to get accommodations? I’m sorry. That’s just not fair. [/quote][/b]

As the parent of a daughter with low processing speed (4th percentile), I agree with this.  It amazes me that in the special needs forum, people act like processing speed, is something that "doesn't really count", when it comes to intelligence.  That it's only the GAI index that matters.  Believe me, I would love to believe that my daughter is really more intelligent than her 110iq would indicate.  But how could she be?  I don't understand why some people feel like processing speed should be thrown out when it comes to determining intelligence.  I see how her processing speed impacts her, and yes it makes her for all intents and purposes "less intelligent" than many other people.  [/quote]

Wait, but processing speed CAN improve.  I am the poster with the 35 ACT kid whose processing speed went from 13% in 2nd grade to 25% in 8th grade to 50% in 12th grade.  It does not determine intelligence as it is a condition that can improve.[/quote]

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