On Mon 23 Nov, Fiona Maclagan / SCSS wrote:
> I would appreciate any advice from dis-forum members on the issue
> of dyslexics using computers in exams.
> I am trying to draw up (at this stage only informal) guidelines for
> tutors on this issue. Obviously am ultimately waiting for national
> working party report, guidelines from HEFCE, where I assume this
> matter will be addressed, but meanwhile need some advice to hand
> fairly promptly.
I would suggest as a starting point/minimum provision the GCSE/A-level regs.
Your students will expect at least as liberal a regime at Uni as they had in
the sixth form!
If the Keyboard is their main writing method then they may no longer have the
stamina to do handwriting for more than 30mins, so even extra time is of
little use once cramp sets in.
> and how to maintain this, more specifically 'sterilisation' of computers,
If you are using networked workstations you may well be able to set up a user
area *shell* that allows only limited access to files etc. using a username
and password that only the student and the examiner have access to.
My superficial delving into Unix suggest that it would be possible to write
command strings that could automatically load a copy of the exam paper to the
user area, and save out the finished answers at the beginning and end of the
session
BTW: Have you hear the one about the Computer Science Examinee who encripted
his Exam Script before handing it in?
Regards
Ted
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