Article2012

Effects of Extended Time Allotments on Reading Comprehension Performance of College Students With and Without Learning Disabilities

Lawrence J. Lewandowski · Justin Cohen · Benjamin J. Lovett

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Disability Education and Employment Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology

Abstract

Students with disabilities often receive test accommodations in schools and on high-stakes tests. Students with learning disabilities (LD) represent the largest disability group in schools, and extended time the most common test accommodation requested by such students. This pairing persists despite controversy over the validity of extended time as a test accommodation. The current study examined the effects of 50% and 100% time extensions on the reading comprehension performance of college students with and without LD. Results indicated that typical students actually benefited more than the LD group when given extra time, indicating that extended time is not a test accommodation that is specific to those with a disability. Moreover, when only students with LD were given extended time, especially double time, they outperformed nondisabled peers. We discuss implications of these findings for future research as well as accommodation decisions in educational settings.

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2014Digest of Education Statistics 2005Test Accommodations for Students With Disabilities: An Analysis of the Interaction Hypothesis 1994High-Stakes Testing Accommodations: Validity Versus Disabled Rights 2010Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification 2009College Students With Learning Disability Diagnoses 2004Five of the Most Frequently Allowed Testing Accommodations in State Policy 2010Extended Time Testing Accommodations for Students With Disabilities 2000Speed of Information Processing in Children Referred for Learning Problems

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