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[quote=Anonymous]I TA'd organic chemistry at an elite university and was asked to proctor the room with the students who received extra time.  It was a three hour exam, so the extra time students got 9-12 hours to take the exam (either 3x or 4x).  It was ridiculously too long.

Students without extra time worked diligently and typically finished around the 2 or 2.5 hour mark before going back to check their work.  Students in the extra time room typically finished around the 3 hour mark, but then would dither for hours and hours, asking to get drinks of water, trips to the bathroom, and staring at the wall.  Absolutely no one was getting more points by hour 6 or 8.  These were pre-meds at an elite university--even with learning disabilities they process fast enough to finish without so many hours of extra time, or else they were so drained they were just done.

I don't think it gives the right idea that they should have essentially endless time.  It removes all focus.  The extended time should be shorter so students work diligently and need to be smart in how they approach the problems.  An extra hour on a three hour exam?  Sure.  An extra 9 hours?  No way.  [/quote]

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