Accommodated Testing is a group of academic accommodations approved by the Disability Resource Center to provide access to course examinations, tests, and quizzes for students whose condition impacts ...

Not all test-takers are able to complete the ACT or SAT in the “standard” manner due to documented disabilities. In such instances, test-takers may request one or more testing accommodations. If you ...

JOHNSON CITY, TN (WJHL) – The ACT is one of the top college readiness tests in the country, but parents, school systems and the Tennessee Department of Education believe students with special needs ...

Eligibility for test accommodation services is determined by the Office of Accessible Education (OAE) and is provided for courses where the functional limitation(s) indicate a need. OAE students ...

A patchwork of testing accommodations is used in the nation’s public schools to help students with disabilities and those still learning English show their command of academic content, just as their ...

Testing accommodations play a critical role in ensuring equity and validity in the assessment of students with learning disabilities. These adjustments—ranging from extended time and alternative test ...

A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that in 2019–20, the most common accommodation granted by testing companies to students with disabilities was extra time on the exam. More ...

The first of two groups of states working to design assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards has released a draft accommodations manual that outlines the types of test supports that can ...

An unusually large number of Illinois public high school students — at least 1 out of 10 juniors — received extra time or other help to boost their scores on the ACT, including high achievers at some ...

To determine the most appropriate and necessary accommodations, the Office of Accessibility Resources (OAR) engages in an interactive process with each student and reviews requests for accommodations ...

As an instructor, you have two options for providing a student’s approved testing accommodations: 1) Arrange testing accommodations in your department or classroom, or 2) Arrange for the exam to be ...