Quoting Heather Blundell <[log in to unmask]>:
Hello Heather,
I feel your pain. We have cases like this most years.
We did have one extraordinary exam arrangement a couple of years back
which was initially agreed locally with the academic department where
a dyslexic student with atrocious handwriting (who refused to use a
computer) handwrote all of his exams scripts, with 25% additional time.
He then dictated the entire paper (which must have been quite long, as
he was studying History) into a digital recorder. He was invigilated
while he was doing this, in case he added extra comments, although
given that no-one could read his writing in the first place I don't
know how they could check this.
Finally, some poor soul in Registry had to type up the entire transcript.
I wouldn't recommend this; as I say, it was something initially agreed
to by his academic department during a first year resit exam.
There were noises a couple of years ago that we would offer all
undergraduates the opportunity to type their exam scripts, but the
logistics of it were seemingly too daunting to overcome. Ultimately,
we will all need to offer this, as it is ridiculously anachronistic to
expect a student to sit down and write by hand for three hours in
2013. Unless you are studying calligraphy.
Best of luck,
Simon
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> Dear All
>
> Apologies for cross posting
>
> We have a student who has very poor handwriting and examiners cannot
> read the exam script citing illegible handwriting. We have done
> the following:
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> 1. Screened for dyslexia
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> 2. Arranged for an educational psychologist assessment (EP) to
> focus on assessing for dyspraxia.
>
> 3. Asked if there are any other medical conditions that may
> account for the difficult handwriting.
>
> The EP assessment came back as specific difficulties related to
> working memory only (no needs assessment, no dyslexia indicators) a
> recommendation for 25% extra time.
>
> The university has suggested that the student pay for an independent
> transcriber as their scripts are illegible the student has said
> that this will not work as they cannot read their own handwriting.
>
> The student would like to use a computer, there is a resistance to
> using a computer for the following reasons
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> 1. Other non-disabled students are not able to use a computer.
>
> 2. The student could potentially be advantaged if their typing
> speed was high.
>
> I was wondering how other HEIs manage this kind of situation.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Heather
>
>
> Heather Blundell
> Disability Services Manager
> 01244 511056
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