Test+Modifications

Test Modifications Percentage of Use by Teachers 1. Provide ample space for students to respond to items on test protocol. 96.9% 2. Space items so as not to interfere with one another. 95.3% 3. Prepare tests that are typewritten rather than handwritten. 90.6% 4. Allocate more time to complete the test. 90.6% 5. Place a blank beside each item on matching test questions rather than have students draw lines. 90.6% 6. Monitor students' performance during the test. 82.8% 7. Limit the number of choices to a maximum of four on multiple-choice test questions. 81.3% 8. Present items in a predictable hierarchical sequence. 79.7% 9. Give shorter, more frequent test rather than fewer, more comprehensive tests.  79.7% 10. Read directions and test items to students. 79.7% 11. Use cues to enhance understanding of the major elements and directions. 76.6% 12. Require only brief response or outline form on essay test questions. 74.4% 13. Define unfamiliar or abstract words. 71.9% 14. Limit the number of matching items to ten. 71.9% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">15. Provide a pool of responses for fill-in-the-blank test questions. 70.3% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">16. Change the setting in which the student takes the test. 62.5% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">17. Allow students to choose the number of question they must answer. 62.5% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">18. Avoid using never, not, somtimes, or always in true-false test questions. 60.9% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">19. Adjust the reading level of the test to meet the students' needs. 59.4% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">20. Decrease the nmber of test items. 57.8% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">21. Place answers vertically under multiple-choice test questions. 57.8% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">22. Place an equal number ofchoices in both columns on matching test questions. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> 57.8% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">23. Avoid ambiguous choices such as all of the above or none of the above on mltiple-choice test questions. 54.7% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">24. Employ subsections that divide open-ended essay test questions. 54.7% <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">25. Allow students to dictate their responses. 50.0%

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Taken From: Students With Learning Disabilities Eighth Eidition By Cecil Mercer, Ann Mercer, and Paige Pullen