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Memory aids: Equal access or success and fundamental alteration?
Author(s) -
Masinter Michael R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30515
Subject(s) - test (biology) , memory test , distraction , psychology , computer science , cognitive psychology , cognition , neuroscience , paleontology , biology
Some schools have added memory aids to their list of standard test accommodations for closed‐book testing, but memory aids, sometimes called memory cues or cheat sheets, are a far cry from conventional test accommodations. Extended time, reduced‐distraction rooms, and other common testing accommodations alter testing conditions but do not alter the test itself. By contrast, memory aids alter the test itself by supplying the student tailored information directly relevant to successful test performance.