EDEE 409 Final

Section III:

4.)    (Chapter 11 - Evaluating Student Learning)  The ways that tests are given to students with disabilities can have an effect on the accuracy of the results. Describe three different adaptations in test administration. For each, state one skill or learning difficulty accommodated by the change in test administration. 

One adaptation in test administration that will benefit a student with reading comprehension difficulties is to use alternative forms of questions during the test.  The teacher can change the type of question asked, for example using multiple-choice instead of essay questions, or the teacher can change the construction of the questions, for example, adding a word bank for fill-in-the blank questions. 

Another adaptation is alternative testing sites.  This is a type of testing accommodation that involves changing the location where a student with a disability is tested to make sure the results of the test are accurate.  Students who have ADHD or attention problems can benefit from this adaptation because taking a test in another, quieter room can help them have fewer distractions. 

Also, if you permit the student to answer tests questions orally, it will help students with written language and reading problems succeed on the test as well.  Another adaptation to help students with written expression problems is to let them have a longer amount of time to take the test and allowing them to have aids with them such as a dictionary or handheld spell-checker or letting them dictate their answers.