Testing Accommodations for Students With Disabilities: Research-Based Practice

✍ Scribed by Benjamin J. Lovett, Lawrence J. Lewandowski

• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 327
• Series: Applying Psychology in the Schools Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Deciding whether to grant test accommodations for a student with disabilities can be challenging. Benjamin J. Lovett and Lawrence J. Lewandowski’s research-based guidelines offer a scientific approach to deciding when accommodations are appropriate, depending on the student’s functional skills, the test being taken, and the accommodations being considered.

Readers will learn how laws and practices differ for K-12, postsecondary, and workplace accommodations. Most important, they will learn to make effective decisions through research-based training in accommodations. Case studies provide a practical view of how the guidelines apply in various scenarios.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Series Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Legal, Procedural, and Ethical Foundations
Chapter 3
Psychometric Foundations
Chapter 4
Disability Conditions and Functional Limitations
Chapter 5
Timing and Scheduling Accommodations
Chapter 6
Response Format Accommodations
Chapter 7
Setting and Presentation Accommodations
Chapter 8
Accommodations and Interventions
Chapter 9
Issues in the Transition to Postsecondary Settings
Chapter 10
Universal Design for Assessment
Chapter 11
Conclusions
Appendix A Documentation Review in Postsecondary Settings
Appendix B Professional Development Applications
Resources for Further Reading
References
Index
About the Authors