Betty Duzz  

 

 

Betty Duzz

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.