Assessing Student Performance in Distance Education Courses: Implications for Testing Accommodations for Students with Learning Disabilities.

Banerjee, Manju; Brinckerhoff, Loring C.

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ERIC Number: EJ652135

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Publication Date: 2002

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Assessing Student Performance in Distance Education Courses: Implications for Testing Accommodations for Students with Learning Disabilities.

Banerjee, Manju; Brinckerhoff, Loring C.

Assessment for Effective Intervention, v27 n3 p25-35 Spr 2002

This article highlights some of the defining characteristics of distance education courses and their impact on traditional assessment practices for instructors and students, including those with learning disabilities. Factors that instructors need to consider for dealing with test accommodations for students with learning disabilities are discussed. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Student Evaluation, Technological Advancement, Testing Accommodations

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Issues in Postsecondary Assessment.