Interactive Learning Check Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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Knowledge Check At one point in time, test scores obtained with accommodations were frequently flagged on score reports, to show that the test had been given under nonstandard conditions. This practice has largely been eliminated because 1 This is incorrect. The research results on this point are complex and have sometimes This is correct. Generally, it is improper to disclose an examinee s disability status, which Flags indicate that the examinee has a disability, which is a legally protected status in many contexts. could invite discrimination. Research found that none of the common accommodations change score meaning indicated changes in score meaning. Please, try again. This is incorrect. Score reports may be complex, but the flags did not add significant additional This is incorrect. This would not be relevant to Examinees with and without flagged scores typically have very similar average test scores practice of flagging. Please, try again. The score reports were criticized for being overly complex and difficult to interpret complexity. Please, try again. Instructions Next Instructions Next

Knowledge Check Generally speaking, what is the evidence for a strong, direct, causal effect of anxiety on test performance? 2 This is incorrect. The data listed would not even show causation. Please, try again. This is correct! The evidence is strong; most examinees with high anxiety will perform poorly. The evidence is quite weak; the correlation is modest and mostly not directly causal This is incorrect. The correlation is not even large.. Please, try again. This is incorrect. Any causal effects appear to be small and mostly indirect. Please, try again. The evidence is quite weak; the correlation is large but the relationship is not causal. The evidence is strong, most examinees with high anxiety will do much worse than they would do in a state of low anxiety. Previous Question Next Question Previous Question Next Question

Knowledge Check In educational settings, what should the relationship between interventions and accommodations be like? 3 This is incorrect. Depending on the individual case, only accommodations or only interventions may be warranted. Please, try This is incorrect. This is too extreme a position; many students with disabilities will need accommodations in educational settings, even if Accommodations should be provided immediately to students with disabilities, and interventions can be considered if a student or family wishes to try them. again. Students with disabilities should only receive interventions; accommodations should only be considered on admissions or certification tests. only temporarily. Please, try again. This is incorrect. This would not work logistically, and depending on the individual case, only accommodations or only interventions may be Students should be provided simultaneously with accommodations and interventions, and then students can make an informed choice about which one to continue. warranted. Please, try again. Many students with disabilities should receive interventions to increase their test access skills; accommodations should be viewed as an inferior solution when effective interventions are available. This is correct! Generally interventions are to be preferred to accommodations. Previous Question Next Question Previous Question Next Question

You have reached the end of this learning check Please click anywhere to exit! Lovett, B. J. (2023). Testing accommodations for students with disabilities [Digital ITEMS Module 31]. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 42(1), 112-113. Previous Question Previous Question