[nabs-l] taking quizzes

[STOMBERG, KENNEDY]

Ashley,

It really does depend on the class. One of my first college classes, the
professor insisted that I take her short five-question quizes in the
Testing Center. My DSS office strongly objected, and she eventually let me
take the quizes in class.

Most of the time, I take quizes orally with the professor.

As for cheating, I think your previous track record should speak for
itself. If you've been honest in the past, it shouldn't be a problem. Your
professor will probably trust you. If it is a concern, you certainly can
sit somewhere else in the class or go out into the hallway, and take it
with a notetaker or your laptop, or even with the professor in her office.
Alternatively, the professor might ask you to write an "hnor statement."
I've been asked to do this before. It's just one or two sentences that says
that you promise not to use any outside resources to take the quiz. This
way, the professor has proof that you agreeed not to cheat.
Whatever you and your professor decide to do should be fine! The fact that
you're concerned about cheating shows that you won't do it!

I hope this helps!
Kennedy Stomberg

On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Ashley Bramlett via nabs-l <
nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> How do you take quizzes? Does it depend on the class?
> I don’t have many classes with quizzes in college. I take tests with a pc
> in the testing center.
>
> For quizzes, I’ve done them orally with the professor at their office,
> sometimes. I’ve sometimes had a notetaker in class and they assist me and
> we go out to the hall for the quiz.
> Other times, I use the testing center.
>
> I might take survey of american literature this semester.
> Her quizzes are rather short and I’d rather not use the testing center.
> I want to do my quizzes either in class using my braille notetaker or do
> them orally.
> I’m wondering if you have taken them in class, and did the prof object?
> I will talk it over with the prof and see what we can do. I know of some
> blind students who took tests in class with their assistive tech or
> laptops, so I hope using that will be okay. I don’t know if they’ll be
> concerned with cheating.
> I’m wondering how typical it is for blind students to take short quizzes
> in class versus outside at a testing center or the dss office.
> It just seems more practical to do it in class rather than set up
> something in the center for something that will take 10 minutes or less.
> For those of you taking quizzes or tests in class, do you sit somewhere
> different so others cannot see your screen?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ashley
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