Testing Accommodations for Examinees with Disabilities: A Review of Psychometric, Legal, and Social Policy Issues

The provision of testing accommodations for examinees with disabling conditions has become an important topic in recent years. This review pre- sents a summary of the relevant issues. The first section traces the history of legislation related to the testing of individuals with disabilities and pres...

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Published inReview of educational research Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 53 - 104
Main Authors Pitoniak, Mary J., Royer, James M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA American Educational Research Association 01.03.2001
Sage Publications
Subjects
Academic accommodations
Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Court Litigation
Disabilities
Disability
Disability law
Disorders
Educational administration
Educational Assessment
Educational sciences
Educational Testing
Elementary Secondary Education
Equal Education
Guidelines
Learning disabilities
Legislation
Maladjustment
Mathematics
Measurement Techniques
Mental Disorders
Peer Groups
People with disabilities
Personnel Management
Physically and mentally handicapped
Psychometrics
Public Policy
Selection Criteria
Social Action
Social policy
Special education research
Special Needs Students
Standardized Tests
Test Results
Test scores
Test Validity
Testing Accommodations
Testing Problems
Tests
Validity
Visual Impairments
USA
Evaluation
Learning Difficulty
Handicapped
Social Policy
Legislation
Standardization
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Summary:The provision of testing accommodations for examinees with disabling conditions has become an important topic in recent years. This review pre- sents a summary of the relevant issues. The first section traces the history of legislation related to the testing of individuals with disabilities and presents a brief summary of guidelines issued by relevant testing organizations. The second section provides a description of disabilities typically accommodated in large-scale examinations and highlights the ever-increasing role of learning disabilities in testing practice. Summaries of legal cases concerning testing accommodations are then presented. Next, psychometric issues are described, and results and ideas for future research are presented. The review also examines the emerging role of learning disabities in the area of testing accommodations and addresses the intensely debated social policy questions related to equity and fairness in educational assessment.
ISSN:0034-6543
1935-1046
DOI:10.3102/00346543071001053