A Summary of Research on Test Changes: An Empirical Basis for Defining Accommodations.

Abstract

This document summarizes the research on test changes to provide an empirical basis for defining accommodations. We analyze this research from three perspectives: • Tests are changed in specific ways in the manner that they are given or taken. • The change does not alter the construct of what is being measured. • The changes are or can be referenced to individual need and differential benefit, not overall