Performance of People with Extra Time for Solving a Standardized Test

Authors

  • Lucrecia Alfaro-Rojas Universidad de Costa Rica
  • Luis Rojas Torres Universidad de Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782016000100011

Keywords:

Accommodations, Disebility, Measurement, Assessment

Abstract

Analysis of the performance of a group of people who took a standardized test, with a uniform time limit, compared to the performance of different subgroups of people who had the possibility of using additional time as an accommodation is presented. Population that applied the Scholastic Aptitude Test (Prueba de Aptitud Académica) at the University of Costa Rica in 2011 was used as a sample. Comparisons of mean scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test were performed by groups and defined subgroups. It was found that all the subgroups who did not use the additional time showed significant differences in comparison to the regular population, while three of the four comparisons of subgroups that did use the additional time showed or not significant differences or small effect sizes. Only the subgroup called "learning" showed a large effect size.

Author Biographies

Lucrecia Alfaro-Rojas, Universidad de Costa Rica

Licenciada en Psicología. Investigadora del Instituto de Investigaciones en Educación de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Encargada de la provisión de adecuaciones para la Prueba de Habilidades Cuantitativas. Ha publicados artículos y presentado ponencias relacionados con los temas de diversidad, equidad y educación.

Luis Rojas Torres, Universidad de Costa Rica

Licenciado en Enseñanza de la Matemática y Magister en Estadística. Labora para la Universidad de Costa Rica como docente de la Escuela de Matemática, Investigador principal del proyecto Prueba de habilidades cuantitativas del instituto de investigaciones psicológicas y Docente investigador del programa permanente Prueba de Aptitud Académica.

Published

2016-05-15

How to Cite

Alfaro-Rojas, L., & Rojas Torres, L. (2016). Performance of People with Extra Time for Solving a Standardized Test. Revista Latinoamericana De Educación Inclusiva - Latin American Journal of Inclusive Educatio, 10(1), 215–227. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782016000100011