Administering exams for your students with accommodations
The most common adjustments for students with testing-related accommodations are:
- Extra test time (which includes quizzes, midterms, finals, and other timed assessments)
- Reduced-distraction testing environment
- Breaks that do not count against test time
- Use of a computer (e.g. word processing, text-to-speech software, speech-to-text software, magnification software, braille)
- Use of a calculator for those functions not being assessed
When administering accommodated tests for SAS students, it is essential to ensure that they have equal access to peers taking the test in the main classroom. For example, if an SAS student is seated in a separate room, they must receive announcements, corrections, clarifications, etc. comparable to the other students taking the test. They must also have the same opportunity to consult the instructor to ask questions. This applies whether you administer an accommodated test yourself or work through SAS' A11y Testing Center to administer tests for your SAS students who qualify for testing accommodations.
Please see below for more details about how to indicate if you'll administer your own accommodated tests or are seeking the A11y Testing Center's assistance. In addition, here is guidance on accommodating SAS Students for Canvas Exams/Quizzes.