This issue has come of in previous years, so it may be worth visiting 
the Dis-forum archives. If my memory
is correct, however, most felt that retrospective marking was inadvisable.

Regards,

Celia

At 17:46 06/12/2005, John Conway wrote:
>I'd love to hear views on this.  Also what about a student who has 
>failed and is subsequently diagnosed - should he get another chance?
>
>Dr John S Conway
>Principal Lecturer / Chair, Research Committee
>Royal Agricultural college, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
>01285 652531 fax 01285 650219
>http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway
>
>
>________________________________
>
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. 
>on behalf of Karen Hedley
>Sent: Tue 06/12/2005 16:57
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: retrospective marking
>
>
>Dear all,
>
>Disability Services at QUB have recently been approached by academic 
>staff regarding a policy on retrospective grading of coursework for 
>students with dyslexia.Disability Services have advised academic 
>staff that students will receive consideration for spelling and 
>grammar from the point in which they register with the service and 
>declare their dyslexia.  However, it appears that there has been an 
>increase in the number of students (newly diagnosed with dyslexia) 
>asking  academic staff to regrade their past coursework, based on 
>their new diagnosis.  Has anyone heard of this ever happening and if 
>so, how is it dealt with?
>
>Thanks
>
>Linda Maguire
>Disability Services Coordinator
>Queen's University Belfast
>BT7 1NN
>
>02890 973225

Regards,


Celia L. Cockburn

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