Answer C is a great Universal
Learning Design response. Since speed is not an essential
requirement of the course, you give all students as much time as
they need to complete your tests. Allowing all of your students the
opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of the material is the
ideal.
If your schedule doesn’t allow
you this luxury, and you will need to rely on DSPS to provide
testing accommodations, then your first response is to ask Betty to
provide you with a Proctoring Accommodation Form. She needs to
verify that DSPS has authorized this accommodation.
It’s unfortunate that Betty
didn’t go to DSPS for accommodations right at the beginning of the
semester. However, a lack of organization is a common
characteristic of students with learning disabilities or Attention
Deficit Disorder. Instructors can help by distributing a schedule
of test dates in the first week of class so their students know
exactly what will be expected of them and can plan accordingly.
In response to Answer A:
Students with disabilities should be held to the same standards as
the rest of the class. That means they should be taking their tests
as near to the same day, same time as the rest of the class,
getting no more nor less time to study for the test. Being overly
accommodating can send the message that you really don’t expect much
from Betty.
In response to Answer B: Having
Betty move to another room will probably disrupt her train of
thought or embarrass her at being singled out in front of her peers;
furthermore, the chances of that room being conducive to testing are
slim. Plus, now she is missing the lecture. This is not an equal
opportunity.
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