Response: Technology

Response: Technology

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Some students must use technology to respond to test items. For example, they maywrite their answers on a computer (with or without a spell checker) or use a portablelaptop device.

Procedure

1. Make sure that the equipment is available and working properly.
2. Determine a procedure for identifying the student's work.
3. Explain how the student should use theequipment to respond (for example, should the student identify the item in a specialway?).

Cautions

As with any technological tool, there is always the possibility that a student mayinadvertently erase his or her answers. To prevent this from happening, it is important to periodically remind the student to save his or her work.

Excerpted from Assessment Accommodations Toolkit.