Dating back to the early 2000s, research has shown mixed, or absent, benefits of extended test time for both students with ...
A student of mine—let’s call her Emily—asked me that question at the end of one class last year. We had recently finished a test on factoring, which she had been struggling with. When I handed back ...
White students in New York City are 10 times as likely as Asian students to have a 504 designation that allows extra time on the specialized high school entrance exams. White students are also twice ...
This week, I met with a long-term therapy client as she navigated her 1L law school final exams. For those not familiar with the field of law, first-year grades are everything, in a way that modestly ...
Extra time in exams is 'not healthy' for pupils with neurological and developmental disorders, a leading neurologist has claimed. Almost a third of students are now given additional time during tests, ...
Picture a student with ADHD whose hallmark symptoms include struggling to sit still and focus for extended periods of time, especially when the subject holds little interest. Then picture that same ...