PO246: Improving Decision-Making About Extended Testing Time for Students With ADHD

  • PMD: 1,3
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 4: Recent Developments in Assessment and Research

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. become familiar with the current research on the validity of scores produced when using an extended time accommodation on an assessment;
  2. know the results of a research study conducted using national data on if and how students with ADHD use their extended time accommodations; and
  3. gain an understanding of the need to be critical and examine test process data to help inform extended time accommodation decision-making.

Description

Do students with ADHD use extended time well? This presentation will describe a related study and offer information to assist with decision-making about appropriate extended time provision and use.

Presenter(s)

Jordan L. Bernard, Michigian State University
Sara E. Witmer, PhD, Michigian State University

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