Defend the use of testing modifications for students with disabilities when they are administered standardized tests (e.g., state competency tests, achievement tests, SAT, GRE)
What will be an ideal response?
Common accommodations, modifications, and adaptations:
- presentation format
- setting test
- response format
- timing of test
Test modifications remove or limit irrelevant sources of difficulty without altering the measurement of the construct being assessed. Students with learning difficulties need test modificiations in order to demonstrate their knowledge or skills.
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