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Hi Keri

We had the same issue with our group of 300 students ~30 of whom had registered extra time requirements that equated to an extra 20 minutes per hour in an exam.

Our 15 item MCQ tests were 20 minutes so we extended this to 25 minutes for all students which is consistent with our Uni regs.  This meant we could run the tests without students with such needs being treated differently.  One or two complained that it was unfair as all students had the benefit of the extra time but the majority were happy with the process.  What happens in practice is that most students finish early!

I hope this helps.

Best wishes

Jenny

Dr Jenny Morris
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) Health Studies
Faculty of Health, Education & Society
University of Plymouth
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Cornwall TR1 3HD

On 9 Jan 2013, at 17:45, "Keri M Larson" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

Hello,

Tomorrow I will commence my second semester of teaching Intro to IS, full-on TBL-style. Just this morning, however, a student who will be in one of my classes presented me with his Disability Support Services letter from my University requiring that I give him double time on tests and allow him to take his tests outside of the classroom environment.

This puts me in a huge bind. I cannot (nor do I wish to!) revamp my class in one day to accomodate this student's requirements. Has anyone encountered this situation before, and how did you (or do you think I should) handle the IRAT/TRAT situation in this context?

Thanks for any advice!

Keri Larson
Assistant Professor of IS
University of Alabama at Birmingham