Time limits
I generally give unlimited time for tests etc., which can slow things down greatly. How much time is enough on average, and then how much allowance should be given from there? In the food service industry success is delivering quality product on a given time line, how do you accomplish both a simulation of industrial urgency and learning fairness?
When I used to teach at the high school level, I did not have a time requirement for when a studen would finish a course with me. I had one fellow for three years. Here is a success story. The last I knew he was still working at a radio station using his keyboarding skills!
I also give a unlimited amount of time to my students for written tests and quizzes are a timed item because they are shorter and more frequent.
the student knowing up front on their time limit or not gets them ready for the expectation of this time limit
I agree with Dan Pinola I will give students pointers on taking test and tell them to take there time.
I try not to even discuss timee limits rather I inform them on test taking tips that may help them to eliminate incorrect or outright wrong answers. They tend to focus after awhile on why an answer is more correct than others.
Hey, Adam:
As we know, we have students with educational challenges. And though I know you work hard to provide a "real world" situation for your students, we must also remember that we are educators, and we must "TEACH" our students.
As with most anything we do, the more we practice, the more we improve. Therefore, I would consider allowing more time for those who need it while reinforcing the importance of how the 'real world" WILL be once they graduate, while slowly, through the term, work with them to increase the time in which it takes to do the job.
After all, the students are here to LEARN. :) It's our job to TEACH! :)
Sincerely,
-gbb
PS: Remember, "baby steps." LOL.
Greetings Richard!
Good job! The only time that I put a time limit on students when testing is when we have a quiz. I want these to be short and quick since I use these more for daily review. However, when I test, I give my students the entire class time. As you, I'm sure you realize this gives that more challenged student as much time as possible.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I also tell my students there are time limets but also take there time and make sure they under stand each question and if they need more time i will let them have it.
At the technical institute that I work in we give students with validated learning disabilities extra time to complete lab activities and classroom tests. For some students we have to read the exam to them. I currently have a student whom is allowed to use a laptop for note taking.
I find that there needs to be a time limit. I do inform the students that if they need more time it is aloud. But they do need to know that there are times that we need to push our selfs.
Hi Adam. By using several standard test development protocals, in the Instructional Design Models used by most schools, tests can be developed with estimated completion times. One techniques to to pitot test your course and see how much time is needed to administer an exam. By working with individual students, seperate testing or additional time after the rest of the students have completed the exam for individuals with a learning disability can have the additional time they need. Thompson Prometric and Pearson Vue Test centers have a very detailed policy on how these issues are dealt with in the Test Center environment. By taking their test administrators courses, you can find some pretty good guidelines. Joe
