It would be unwise to ignore any recommendations made by the Ed Psych.
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bryan Jones
Sent: 26 July 2005 09:36
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Subject: Re: extra exam time
Indeed. What happens is that Disability Officers read the Ed Psych
report, including the background of the student and what if anything
they have had in terms of support previously, looks at what is said
about verbal comprehension, auditory sort term memory, reading speed,
reading comprehension, writing speed, handwriting style, verbal IQ,
performance IQ, ignore the bit where it recommends a lap top with voice
recognition and then you give them a 25% additional time allowance in
all exams.
Bryan Jones,
Manager, Disability Support Services
& North London Regional Access Centre,
Middlesex University
Tel: 020 8411 5366
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Quinn, Christine
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:12 PM
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Subject: Re: extra exam time
We look to the Ed Psych's report to inform us of how much extra time is
required.
Chris
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bernard Doherty
Sent: 25 July 2005 16:52
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Subject: Re: extra exam time
I think the best plan is to take what happened in earlier exams as a
minimum. The principle here is that students are taken on according to
their previous academic achievement, which in part is a product of
earlier support arrangements. The students' results are expected to be
an indicator of how well they will do on the proposed course.
I recognise that this shifts responsibility for the decision away from
HEIs, but if there is to be debate, I think it would be more fairly
conducted with regional exam boards rather than individual students. Why
some universities reduce extra time from 15 minutes an hour (which seems
a national standard at A level) to 10 minutes an hour (or six, in one
case) remains a mystery.
Regards, Bernard
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> exam time regarding students with specific learning difficulties and
> how much extra time they should receive. Our understanding is that the
> educational psychologist report is to determine the extra time
> allocations but we have heard that some institutions have their own
> policies in place regarding extra time.
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> Victoria Adams
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> The College of St Mark and St John
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> Plymouth
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