Test+Modifications

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. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">82.8% ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">7. Limit the number of choices to a maximum of four on multiple-choice test questions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">81.3% ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">8. Present items in a predictable hierarchical sequence. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">79.7% ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">9. Give shorter, more frequent tests rather than fewer, more comprehensive tests. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">79.7% ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">10. Read directions and test items to students. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">79.7% ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">11. Use cues to enhance understanding of the major elements and directions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">76.6% ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">12. Require only brief response or outline form on essay test questions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">74.4% ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">13. Define unfamiliar or abstract words. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">71.9% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">﻿14. Limit the number of matching items to ten. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">71.9% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">15. Provide a pool of responses for fill-in-the-blank test questions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">70.3% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">16. Change the setting in which the student takes the test. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">62.5% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">17. Allow students to choose the number of questions they must answer. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">62.5% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">18.Avoid using never, not, sometimes, or always in true-false test questions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">60.9% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">19. Adjust the reading level of the test to meet the students' needs. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">59.4% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">20. Decrease the number of of test items. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">57.8% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">21. Place answers vertically under multiple-choice test questions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">57.8% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">22. Place an equal number of choices in both columns on matching test questions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">57.8% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">23. Avoid ambiguous choices such as all of the above or none of the above on multiple-choice test questions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">54.7% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">24. Employ subsections that divide ope-ended essay test questions. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">54.7% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">25. Allow students to dicatte their responses. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">50.0% ||

Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)