[nabs-l] taking quizzes and tests

Sat Feb 2 16:32:48 UTC 2013

Kaiti,

Thanks. I feel the same way; it’s a hastle and silly to go out of my way to 
a testing center in another building when I could just take the quiz there.
I'm afraid though I won't be able to. When I asked my professor about taking 
class quizzes, she was hesistant. She said the quiz was not online;
I explained it did not have to be and that if she put it on a flash drive, I 
could read it.
Then she said, "I think I'll get guidance from the disability office." Gee! 
If she involves them, they will say that I take quizzes and tests in the 
darn testhing center.

I also want to take quizzes my way because I can ask her questions about 
questions if it does not make sense just as other students do.
I think this may be helpful as I've seen her practice quizzes online so I 
know how they are worded.

Well, then, I'm glad my idea isn't an unheard one. I proposed taking the 
quiz after class because I need extra time for the quiz. However, I might 
need only five or six minutes more so if there is no class after ours, I 
could just take it in class. I could check on that. I'll note that I read my 
memo of accomodations. Under testing accomodations, it says that I can make 
other arrangements. Yay.
It says
Systems include:
Use of testing center  or disability facilities, double time, oral 
administration,  , computer, typed answers as opposed to scantron sheet.

The clause "Includes" means these accomodations are included; I reread it 
and therefore its broad. It does not say these are the only accomodations I 
can use. So IMO, its open to interpretation and other arrangements. So, I 
think this sheet is on my side.

My counselor wrote me when we were discussing class quiz accomodations; I 
had to give her a heads up as the professor indicated she'd go to the 
counselor and I wanted to tell the counselor first.She said, I assume you're 
going to the testing center? I replied that actually I wished to take these 
short quizzes in her office and explained why. I said that it would take 
longer to walk to the testing center and turn on jaws and the pc than simply 
taking the short quiz in the building.

So, we will see what they decide; I hope in my favor. I've  been to the 
professor's office and she has extra room and plenty of chairs for me to sit 
down and take it. So space won't be an issue as it is i in some offices.
That is great some professors let you use your own equipment in class. IMO, 
it makes it
easier on both parties. You don' have to go to a separate place for quizzes 
then which can be a hastle.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kaiti Shelton
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 1:26 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] taking quizzes and tests

Hi,

Absolutely, it wouldn't make sense to go through the hassle for
something that small.  I typically take all my quizzes in class except
for midterms, finals, and anything math related because that's a
different matter entirely.
Your testing rooms and procedures sound pretty similar to the ones at
my university in that you're on your own unless you request a scribe
or reader and they provide a computer with JAWS for you.  However, I
agree that using these things for a quiz would be silly.

My only question is why not take the quiz at the same time as everyone
else?  If you do get your teacher to put the quiz on a flashdrive to
put on your BrailleNote why not just take it in class at the regular
time and give her back the flashdrive when you're done?  It will save
you time after class.

On 2/1/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> How do you go about taking quizzes and tests?
> Every school seems a bit different in rules to administer tests to 
> disabled
> students.
>
> At Marymount university, MU, I went to the learning center where students
> got tutored and took either make up or regular tests.
> I signed the honor code pledge and then completed the test with a reader
> usually, a student reader they provided. I could use the pc as well if it
> was an essay exam.
>
> At nova, community college, they have a testing center. you take it there 
> in
> a room alone. You can get a reader as well if you need that.
> They have jaws on a pc at the testing center,so I can use it there if I 
> opt
> to read it on the pc.
>
> Do you go through the formal disability office procedure and take exams in 
> a
> separate building and whatever place for test takers with disabilities?
> I usually have done it unless my professor wants to work something else 
> out;
> for instance, giving me short quizzes orally after class.
>
> Have you taken exams or quizzes in professor’s offices using your own
> equipment or in class? Do you work out other arrangements out with
> professors such as this rather than going to the designated testing 
> office.
>
> I ask because I want to do this for a short quiz. Why go over to the 
> testing
> center on the other side of campus when I feel I can take the quiz right
> there in the building? I’d either read the quiz via my notetaker or bring 
> a
> laptop. My professor seemed unsure about this idea. She said, I’ll ask the
> disability counseling center about this.
> I said, if you do, they will just say I take them in the testing center;
> this is the default arrangement unless we work out something else. I get 
> the
> sense she is uncomfortable with me taking the quiz after class. Note that
> that her office hours are right after class and her office is in that
> building. Its so much more convenient to take the quiz there rather than
> walk way to the testing center for a 10 question quiz.
>
>
> She said its not online; I explained that I could read it in Word format
> electronically on a flash drive; so it did not need to be online for me to
> take it on a electronic device.
>
>
> Anyway, just wondered what others have done. Hope my idea also sounds
> reasonable. to me it seems fair. I’d still be supervised while taking the
> quiz and would not have to go to the testing center.
>
> Ashley
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Kaiti

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