火博体育SAS测试服务的常见问题解答
Q. 如果是学生 submits a testing request from, am I required to let them use the SAS试验室?
Q. If I coordinate accommodations on my own, how do I calculate extended test time?
Q. How do I make arrangements for my students to take an exam in SAS?
A. 的 SAS试验室 was established in 2007 as a resource to help faculty implement approved testing accommodations, including extended test time, testing in distraction 减少位置，使用电脑. 一旦学生被认为符合住宿条件 by the Coordinator for Student Access Services, it is Skidmore’s legal responsibility to ensure that accommodations are provided in a manner that is timely and efficient 这样就最小化了额外的步骤或过程. 试验室的设计目的是 provide faculty and SAS with a tool for achieving this mandate.
A. 是的. Skidmore recognizes a shared model of accessibility services, and faculty are strongly encouraged to provide accommodations directly to students, particularly those 谁只符合延长考试时间的资格. 然而，这是极其重要的， that accommodations are coordinated appropriately, and the Coordinator of Student Access Services is available to consult with faculty regarding implementation methods 根据需要.
Q. 如果是学生 submits a testing request form, am I required to let them use the SAS 测试室?
A. No. 如果你 have the ability to appropriately implement testing accommodations on 你自己的，我鼓励你这么做. SAS测试服务旨在提供 faculty with support when they are unable to do so themselves. 这通常适用于 to students who require a distraction reduced location or some type of assistive technology. 如果是学生 submits a request and you are able to make appropriate arrangements, please contact them and let them know to work with you directly.
Q. If I coordinate accommodations on my own, how do I calculate extended test time?
A. Students are generally approved for 50% additional test time, though in some cases 他们被批准了100%的额外时间. 延长测试时间的数量将 be described in the accommodation letters students provide to faculty.
From a compliance perspective, test time for students with disabilities should extend 超过提供非残疾学生的时间. 也就是说，超越 time when non-disabled students are dismissed from a test session. 教师应该 proactively consider the amount of time they expect non-disabled students will need to complete an exam and calculate extensions based on that amount of time. 重要的是, faculty should articulate a cut-off time for non-disabled students and allow those with extended time, which may or may not be based on disability, to remain in class 直到完成分配的时间.
Typically, faculty design exams to be completed within a class session. 在这些情况下， the calculation would simply be based on an extension of the class period. 在其他 cases, particularly during final exam week, faculty may design exams most students 能在1年内完成吗.5个小时，尽管他们有3个小时的时间. 在这些情况下， faculty can implement an extension of up to 100% additional time without 将学生转介至SAS.
Faculty are welcome to consult with SAS regarding specific test arrangements.
A. 的 测试室 is available for student use Monday through Friday 8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Exceptions are made when a class falls outside of these hours. 更多的信息 在测试室的程序可以找到在 http://r4o.qingzhuan.net/accessibility/testing_room.php.
Q. How do I make arrangements for my students to take an exam in SAS?
A. While we encourage students to initiate the process, either students or faculty 可以在网上完成 考试申请表. We ask that the form be submitted at least three days before a scheduled exam. 的 form will generate an email confirming the date and time of the scheduled exam to 相关的学生和教师.
A. 考试可以发送到 sas-testing@火博体育.edu. Due to the volume of exams SAS administers, we request that exams be sent at least 预定考试时间前24小时. 请务必提供具体的考试说明 将考试发送到SAS考试电子邮件地址(i.e.、常规考试时长 of time, if calculators and/or formula sheets are allowed, and any other specific 考试指令).
A. Our student workers are happy to deliver exams to faculty offices. 如果是学生 finishes their exam after regular business hours, the exam will be delivered in the 早..... Exams kept in SAS overnight are placed in a lockbox for safekeeping. 如果你 prefer to have your exam delivered in a different way, please just let us know.
A. Over time we have experienced steady and significant growth in the number of students eligible for testing accommodations and the number of faculty seeking support for 实施测试设施. 鉴于成交量的增加和有限 number of spaces we have available in SAS, advance notice and exam delivery is important for maintaining the integrity of test material and appropriately preparing for exam 政府.
Q. SAS还为学生提供哪些服务?
A. SAS promotes high academic achievement and guides students to take full advantage of the wide variety of opportunities available at Skidmore, in the 萨拉托加温泉市 社区及其他. SAS服务于所有对强化感兴趣的火博体育学生 他们的学习成绩或技能由组织 同侪教导, dropin tutoring, and by offering professional one-on-one and small group academic support. SAS collaborates with other campus offices and faculty to support Skidmore students, 对国际学生负有具体责任， 英语学习者(ELL), students of color, student-athletes, and students with disabilities.