ERIC Number: EJ966127
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Accommodations for Multiple Choice Tests
Trammell, Jack
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v24 n3 p251-254 Fall 2011
Students with learning or learning-related disabilities frequently struggle with multiple choice assessments due to difficulty discriminating between items, filtering out distracters, and framing a mental best answer. This Practice Brief suggests accommodations and strategies that disability service providers can utilize in conjunction with faculty to help students with disabilities and postsecondary instructors achieve more valid measures of student learning when using multiple choice exams.
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Disabilities, Testing Accommodations, Accessibility (for Disabled), Test Preparation, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Learning Disabilities
Association on Higher Education and Disability. 107 Commerce Center Drive Suite 204, Huntersville, NC 28078. Tel: 704-947-7779; Fax: 704-948-7779; e-mail: ahead@ahead.org; Web site: http://www.ahead.org/publications/jped
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A