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The Effects of Extended Time on Algebra Test Scores for College Students With and Without Learning Disabilities

Elaine H. Alster, MA, is a learning disabilities specialist at Gavilan College, a California community college. She completed the research for this article while on sabbatical. Address: Elaine H. Alster, Disabled Students' Programs and Services, Gavilan College, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd., Gilroy, CA 95020.

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of extended time on the algebra test performance of community college students with and without learning disabilities. Forty-four students with learning disabilities and 44 students without learning disabilities attending five California community colleges participated in the study. The students each took an algebra test under timed conditions and a comparable test under extended-time conditions. The main results were that the students with learning disabilities scored significantly lower than the students without learning disabilities under timed conditions, the scores of the students with learning disabilities increased significantly with extended time, and the scores of the students with learning disabilities under extended-time conditions did not differ significantly from the timed or extended-time scores of the students without learning disabilities.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 30, No. 2, 222-227 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949703000210


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